KUALA LUMPUR, April 5, — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s father, Datuk Ibrahim Abdul Rahman, died at 1.45am today.
According to Anwar’s wife and PKR president, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Ibrahim will be buried today at the Sungai Ramal Muslim cemetery following the Zohor prayers.
“The first time [Anwar] was jailed, he was tested by the passing of his mother and also (then PAS president) Ustaz Fadzil Noor. This time he is tested by the death of [Tok Guru Nik Aziz] and, now, his father,” Dr Wan Azizah said in a post on Facebook today.
The PKR president also announced the cancellation of her programmes in Penang, saying she must rush back to Kajang for the funeral.
Ibrahim was a former Umno lawmaker who had served as Seberang Prai Central MP from 1959 to 1969. He had also been the parliamentary secretary of the Health Ministry from 1964 to 1969.
Anwar is currently serving a five-year jail sentence after the Federal Court on February 10 upheld his conviction for sodomising a former aide.
