Prime Minister Najib Razak arrived at the KL International Airport (KLIA) here early today after cutting short his visit to India following the demise of the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Iskandar Sultan Ismail, yesterday evening.

Najib and wife, Rosmah Mansor, and several cabinet ministers arrived in a special aircraft at the Bunga Raya Complex of the KLIA at 3.30am.

Prayers were held soon after their arrival.

This was followed by the recital of the al-Fatihah for the late Sultan Iskandar by the prime minister and delegation.

Najib, who was on a five-day visit to India, was scheduled to return home from Chennai International Airport at 5pm today.

Sultan Iskandar, 77, died at the Puteri Specialist Hospital in Johor Bahru, at 7.15pm after ruling Johor for almost three decades.

- Bernama