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Tunku Abdul Majid Idris Ibni Sultan Mahmud Iskandar Al-Haj (born July 20, 1970, Johor Bahru) is the Tunku Bendahara of Johor. He has been holding that position since the death of his uncle Tunku Abdul Rahman in 1989. In addition, he has also served honarary positions, including the President of the Malaysian Gold Association and Deputy President of the Malaysian Hockey Federation.

A high-profile notorious incident in 1992 which saw Tunku Majid assaulting a hockey coach culiminated in the stripping of legal immunity among members of royalty smeared Tunku Majid's reputation somewhat. Nevertheless, Tunku Majid was often praised in his generous donations and concern in the societal welfare among Johoreans.

Biography
Tunku Majid was the second son of Sultan Iskandar by his second wife Tengku Zanariah, and was born in 1970 at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor Bahru. In his youth, he was enrolled into Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar before pursuing his studies at MENLO College, Palo Alto in San Francisco. Tunku Majid also represented himself in international sports tournaments in the 1980s as a youth, particularly hockey and golf, which he excelled in.

In January 2006, Tunku Majid Tengku Teh Mazni, a member of the Kelantan royal family. They have a son, Tunku Mahmood Iskandar, whom Tunku Majid fondly named him after his father, Sultan Mahmud Iskandar.

Contributions
Tunku Majid's keen interest in the Malaysian sports industry resulted in his appointment as the President of the Malaysian Golf Association. and Deputy President of the Malaysian Hockey Federation During his tenure as honorary capacity of these national sports associations, he was noted for his contributions to the sporting field at the national level. In 2008, he proposed the formation of the Asean Golf Foundation, of which presidents of the respective gold clubs among ASEAN countries will take turns on a rotational basis to serve as its secretary general. In addition, he was also noted for his personal generous contributions in the development of the Malaysian hockey and golf teams. In late 2008, however, an internal crisis in the administration of these sports associations resulted in Tunku Majid being relieved of his positions.

Gomez Incident

 * Main article: Gomez Incident

Tunku Majid's reputation, like his father and older brother, had been marred by allegations of incidences of assault upon commoners, which were often reported in the press.

A relatively high profile incident in 1992 which saw Tunku Majid assaulting a hockey coach culiminated in the stripping of legal immunity by members of the royalty. The incident, which occured on July 10, 1992, occured during a hockey match with Perak. Tunku Majid, who was with the players, apparently got irritated after the Perak hockey team won the game by a penalty shot, and subsequently beat up the Perak Hockey Coach, Mohamed Jaafar Vello (also known as Jaafar Selvaraj). Following the incident, Jaafar did lodged a police report with the moral support of the cabinet towards the end of the month. Subsequently, press reports launched a series of articles publishing the incident, and the Malaysian Hockey Federation, being prompted to act, issued a five year ban to Tunku Majid from participating in any national hockey tournaments.

Sultan Iskandar, apparently infurated by the incident, issued an edict to pressure the Johor education department to enforce a boycott of Johor hockey teams not to participate in any national hockey tournaments. This led to some hockey coaches being dissatisfied by Sultan Iskandar's decision, and promptly criticised his decision. Sultan Iskandar, taking Gomez' remarks in offence, ordered Gomez to meet him in November 1992 at Istana Bukit Serene, where he promptly reprimanded and assaulted Gomez. The incident sparked off a standoff between the Malaysian government and members of the royalty after the government proposed changes to review the status of legal immunity of the rulers.

Tunku Majid, on the other hand, was ordered to stand trial for voluntarily causing hurt, which he initially pleaded not guilty. Subsequent court sessions into January 1993 convicted him of deliberately causing hurt and hence made him liable to a jail term and/or a fine, though neither penalties were slapped as legal immunity was still relevant when the convictions were slapped on him.

MGA crisis
In November 2008, accusations by the Malaysian Golf Association was brought up by its members against Tunku Majid for excessive use of the association's funds. A committee member, Abdul Majid Md Yusoff–an elected committee member who issued the notice of the EGM, in which Tunku Majid responded strongly to his claims. Shortly before an Extraordinary General Meeting was held to decide the fate of Tunku Majid, Tunku Majid expressed that it was unconstitutional to the vires of the rules of the MGA and pledged to continue serving the association until his term expires the following year, but also expressing that he would not seek re-election to be its association's president. He expressed his decision to boycott the meeting, after seeking legal advice from a lawyer.

The delegates voted in favour of impeaching Tunku Majid as his president. A vote of no confidence against Tunku Majid as President was taken–with 129 delegates voting in favour of his impeachment and 33 against. However, questions were about the technical ambiguity questioned the legitimacy of the meeting, whose views were also supported by former President Thomas Lee and vice-President Zain Yusof. Following the delegation, Tunku Majid expressed that he still believed that he was the President of the MGA. Members of the MGA rebutted by citing provisions within its constitution, and refuted Tunku Majid's claims that the EGM was unconstitutional.

In a surprise move, delegates swiftly elected MGA's vice President Robin Loh in Tunku Majid's place, arguing its legitimacy as provided by the association's constitution.