Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim recites the Quran beside his father's body. The opposition leader who is serving a five-year jail sentence was allowed to attend the funeral by prison authorities. – The Malaysian Insider pic, April 5, 2015.
Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today arrived at the home of his father Datuk Ibrahim Abd Rahman, who died early today.
Anwar, who arrived from the Sungai Buloh Prison where he is serving his five-year sentence, was granted permission by prison authorities to attend the funeral at his father's home in Country Heights, Kajang.
Ibrahim, a former Umno MP, died at 1.45am. He was 96.
He is expected to be buried at the Sungai Ramal cemetery in the afternoon.
Among those who arrived to pay their last respects this morning was former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Writing on Facebook, Anwar's wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail recalled the death of Anwar's mother when he was imprisoned the first time.
"The first time DSAI (Anwar) was jailed, he was tested with the death of his mother and that of Ustaz Fadhil Noor," wrote the PKR president, referring to former PAS president, Datuk Fadzil Noor.
"This time he is tested with the death of TGNA (Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat) and now, his father.
"I am forced to cancel all my programmes in Penang today and rush home to Kajang," she said.
Ibrahim was MP for Seberang Perai Central from 1959 to 1969, and was also a parliamentary secretary.
- TMI
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