His name is Tunku Ismail and he is well known in the world of football. He has been seen alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and aspired to own Valencia. Swipe, let’s delve into the Prince of Johor’s car collection.
In his social networks he presents himself as His Royal Highness, Major General Tunku Isma’ilson of Sultan Ibrahim and crown prince of Johor, the southernmost state of Malaysia located north of Singapore. Indeed, Prince Tunku is the son of Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar and, like his father, is characterized by displaying his extensive and luxurious collection of chariots.
Except for his garage, football and polo are his two great passions. In addition to having founded the Johor Southern Tigers – “the largest club in Southeast Asia and one of the largest in Asia”, he maintains – the heir and first in line to the throne transcended in 2021 due to his intention to become Valencia shareholder.
The friendship that unites the Singaporean Peter Lim, current owner of the club, with the Royal family of Johor brought Prince Tunku to apply at that time to take the reins of the Spanish team. “I am royalty, not a businessman. I am here for the glory, the success and the history. What does Valencia need? You need someone who knows about soccer, ”she had published as part of his campaign.
As for his collection – more than 300 cars – sports cars are his weakness, a custom that we have seen in similar cases such as that of the Bolkiah dynasty led by the Sultan of Brunei. Of course, if you happen to be visiting Johor and you come across royal vehicles, check the license plate to distinguish which ones belong to the prince and which belong to the Sultan.
While the Iskandar collection is identified by the initials YES (Sultan Ibrahim), that of the heir is recognized by the acronym TMJ (Tunku Mahkota Johor). Inside there are luxury examples such as a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT, a LaFerrari Aperta white (model limited to 210 units), a silver and blue Bugatti Veyron, a gold Lamborghini Aventador SVJ and another Huracan and a whole fleet of rolls royce: Ghost, Dawn, Wraith and Cullinan.
It also has a Mercedes SLR and SLS Black Series, a G63 AMG, a Bentley Continental Covertible, a Lincoln Limousine, Dodge examples -Challenger SRT Hellcut, Viper- and, perhaps the icing on the cake, a Ford GT white, red and blue that exudes competition and that, of course, is the modern version of the legendary GT 40 created to dethrone Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the 1960s. We already met the Sultan of Johor in a previous article. Now was Prince Tunku’s time. Here, a brief review of the collection in photos: