JOHOR BARU: Tengku Puan Zanariah Tengku Ahmad, the consort of the late Sultan Iskandar Sultan Ismail, passed away last night. She was 78.
Her passing was announced by Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar on his Facebook page.
The remains of Tengku Puan Zanariah have been taken to Istana Bukit Serene at about 10am.
She is expected to be buried at the Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum.
Tengku Zanariah was married to Sultan Iskandar from 1961 until his death in 2010.