THE remains of nine more victims of the plane crash at Bandar Elmina in Shah Alam, Selangor on Thursday were buried today.

They were brought out from the Forensics Department of Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital, Klang for funeral rites and prayers at Masjid Jamek Ar-Rahimiah, located just about two kilometres away.

Upon completion, all the remains were transported to their respective burial sites.

A sombre atmosphere enveloped the Raudhatul Sakinah Phase 2 Muslim cemetery in Kuala Lumpur as the remains of Pelangai assemblyman Johari Harun arrived.

Johari, 53, who was Pahang Local Government, Housing, Environment and Green Technology Committee chairman, was laid to rest at 12.04pm, with the ‘talkin’ (funeral sermon) read by his son Muhammad Hafiz Naqiuddin.

Among those present to pay their last respects were Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Pahang Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail, former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Deputy Inspector-General of Police Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay.

Yesterday, the remains of Muhamad Hafiz Muhamad Saleh, 32, another victim of the plane crash, was buried at the Al-Huda Mosque Muslim Cemetery in Sungai Petani, Kedah at 4pm. 

The remains of e-hailing driver Sharipuddin Shaari, 51, were buried at the Masjid Jamek Sultan Hisamuddin cemetery in Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi, Sepang, at about 12.50pm today.

Earlier, Imam Saudi Jusoh led a congregation of over 100 people to perform the funeral prayer for the deceased at the mosque and recited the talkin after burial.

Another victim, Mohammad Taufiq Mohd Zaki, 37, who was Johari’s special aide, was buried at the Ukay Perdana Muslim Cemetery at about 1pm.

Funeral prayers were also performed at the Bukit Indah Mosque, Ampang before the remains were taken to the burial site. 

Meanwhile, the remains of Khairil Azwan Jamaluddin, 43, were buried at Felda Mempaga 1 cemetery in Bentong, Pahang, at 1.50pm, after the funeral prayer was performed at his parent’s home led by his eldest son Khairul Harisin, 14.

His funeral was attended by Peramu Jaya assemblyman Mohamad Nizar Mohd Najib, as well as family and friends.

On September 16, 2010, Khairil was involved in another aviation accident while serving as an assistant pilot at the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department Air Division.

In a separate ceremony, another Elmina air crash victim, Mohd Naim Fawwaz Mohamed Muaidi, 35, was laid to rest at the Sungai Kantan Muslim Cemetery in Kajang, Selangor at about 2pm.

In Putrajaya, funeral rites for Heikal Aras Abdul Azim, 45, one of the plane’s pilots, were held at the Precinct 20 Muslim cemetery at around 2.20pm.

Before being buried, his remains were taken to his family’s residence in Taman Desa Pinggiran Putra, Sepang.

Heikal is survived by three children – Daniel Zulqarnain, 13, Suri Balqish, 10 and Rafael Dzulqairy, 9.

Meanwhile, the remains of another pilot, the late Shahrul Kamal Roslan, were buried at the Klang Gate Muslim Cemetery, Hulu Klang at approximately 2.30pm.

Heavy rain did not deter about 200 people, consisting of family members and close friends, from attending the funeral of Shahrul, who was the son-in-law of Johor Corporation (JCorp) president and chief executive Syed Mohamed Syed Ibrahim.

Also present was Hulu Kelang assemblyman Mohamed Azmin Ali.

Shahrul left behind a widow and four sons aged between three and 12.

In Pahang, the remains of Idris Abdol Talib@Ramali, 41, who was also Johari’s special officer, were laid to rest at the Barak Muslim Cemetery in Benus, Bentong, at 3pm.

Earlier, the remains of the father of three were brought to Tengku Sulaiman Mosque in Ketari for prayers led by his brother Edzuan and was joined by thousands of congregants.

Present at the cemetery were Pahang Communications and Multimedia, Youth, Sports and NGO Committee chairman, Fadzli Mohamad Kamal, who was a close friend of the deceased, as well as former Pahang Menteri Besar Adnan Yaakob.

Meanwhile, the remains of Shaharul Amir Omar, 49, a retired Navy commander, were laid to rest at the Seri Manjung Muslim Cemetery in Perak at about 3.40pm.

The arrival of the remains at the Jamie’ Al-Ikhwan Mosque in Desa Manjung Raya, Lumut, at around 2.30pm was accompanied by six navy members. The funeral prayer was led by Imam Putra Arif Roslan.

About 300 people, including family members, friends, as well as navy and police officers and personnel, attended Shaharul’s funeral.

Traffic policemen from the Selangor police contingent headquarters escorted all nine hearses from Klang to their respective destinations. – Bernama, August 20, 2023.