Former Johor college head gets a royal visitor
But this was no ordinary former student. It was the Sultan of Johor himself, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar.
The Star reported yesterday that the Johor Ruler decided to make a personal visit to Yeong’s house in Penang yesterday.
“We were astounded”, Yeong’s wife Eileen How told the English daily.
“We offered to go to the Johor Palace to greet the Sultan, but were informed by his aide that he insisted on coming here,” she said, adding that they were notified on Friday of the special visit to their house.
Sultan Ibrahim drove to Yeong’s house in Island Glades at 11am, soon after arriving on the island in his private jet.
Despite having left school about 40 years ago, the Johor Ruler remembered his days as a student at Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar, sharing stories with his former principal.
According to The Star, one story which stood out was about a cane that had been presented to Yeong by the sultan’s father, the late Sultan Iskandar.
“When Tuanku was a schoolboy, his father who was then the Raja Muda of Johor, summoned me to the palace.
“During the meeting, the Raja Muda told Tuanku to fetch a cane hanging on the wall. He then presented the cane to me and said: ‘If my son misbehaves, by all means, use this cane’.
“But though Sultan Ibrahim could be playful at times, I never needed to use that cane,” Yeong told The Star in an interview later.
Calling the visit “an honour beyond my wildest dreams”, Yeong said that the Johor ruler also presented him with a medallion and a watch commemorating his coronation.
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