YANG di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah today expressed their condolences to the family of former Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim who died yesterday.

Through a posting on the Istana Negara Facebook page, Their Majesties expressed sadness over the passing of Khalid and hoped that his family would be patient and persevere in the face of this sad and difficult situation.

“Their Majesties pray that his soul will be blessed by Allah S.W.T and be placed among the righteous,” it said.

Khalid, 76, breathed his last at 11.08pm yesterday at the Cardiac Vascular Sentral Kuala Lumpur. A post on his Facebook page announced that Khalid had been warded since April 23 due to an infection of a heart valve.

He had served as a Member of Parliament for Bandar Tun Razak from 2008 to 2018, and as Selangor Menteri Besar from 2008 to 2014.

The Kuala Selangor-born leader leaves behind a wife Salbiah Tunut, four children and two grandchildren. – Bernama, August 1, 2022.