Iman Afzan

Tengku Puteri Iman Afzan was born at Pantai Hospital in Kuala Lampur on 11 November 1992.[1] She is the daughter of Abdullah of Pahang, the 6th Sultan of Johor and 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, and his second wife Julia Rais, a former actress and model.[2][3] She is of British descent and Malay descent. She is King Abdullah's oldest daughter and the oldest child from his second marriage.[4][5]

She attended the University of Nottingham in England where she studied political science.[5][6]

On 18 September 2019, Tengku Puteri Iman Afzan accepted her appointment as the patron of the J’keb Foundation, which provides support for underprivileged teenagers and runs a transition home for aged-out orphans that are required to leave orphanages when they turn eighteen.[7]

Tengku Puteri Iman Afzan was named as the International Patron of World Mental Health Day in 2020 by the World Health Organization following a recommendation made by the World Federation for Mental Health.[4][8][9] Her term as international patron will end in October 2021.[8][10][11] She is also one of the jurors on the My Mind On Film Festival Competition.[12]

On 10 September 2020, World Suicide Prevention Day, Tengku Puteri Iman Afzan called for reform to suicide legislation in Malaysia, urging the federal government to decriminalize suicide in order to end the stigmatization of mental health, while speaking at the launch of the Mental Illness Awareness and Support Association's new crisis management centre at the Orchid Clubhouse in Petaling Jaya.[4][13] She stated that criminalizing suicide does not address the underlying factors and does not help reduce the number of suicides committed in Malaysia.[4] Tengku Puteri Iman Afzan went on to say that the current laws discourage people suffering with mental illnesses to seek help and treatment.[4] Elaborating on Malaysia's efforts to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, she said she was certain that the country's public health standards should include mental healthcare.[4]

On 10 October 2020 she was joined by her father and her stepmother, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, in wearing green ribbons to show support for World Mental Health Day.[14]

On 5 November 2020 Tengku Puteri Iman Afzan hosted a virtual meeting via Zoom Video Communications with students at HELP University and abroad in the United Kingdom to discuss mental health at universities.[12] She addressed additional strains on mental health due to the COVID-19 pandemic, causing isolation from friends and family, and offered solutions to support good mental health.[12]

On 4 August 2018 Afzan married Tengku Abu Bakar Ahmad Tengku Arif Bendahara Tengku Abdullah.[15][5] She is a first cousin-once removed of her husband, who is a nephew of her grandfather, Ahmad Shah of Pahang[16]

On 23 July 2019 Afzan gave birth to a son, His Highness Tengku Zayn Edin Shah.[15][17]

Afzan suffered from an anxiety disorder when she was a teenager.[18][19] She is a practitioner of Sunni Islam and considers herself "spiritual".[20]

•  Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP, 15 August 2020)[21][22]