Tengku Seri Nila Utama of Pahang, Tengku Ainon Jamil Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar, elder sister of the Sultan of Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah, died today. She was 84. 

NONE Tengku Ainon Jamil ( left ) died at the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital at 5.30 am, said a statement issued by Sabaruddin Sulaiman, secretary of the Jumaah Pangkuan Diraja of Pahang.  

She was laid to rest at the Royal Mausoleum in Pekan at about 3.30 pm.

Tengku Ainon Jamil, who was born on June 3, 1927, was the eldest child of the late Sultan Abu Bakar and his consort Raja Fatimah Paduka Seri Sultan Iskandar Shah. 

She was accorded the title of Tengku Ampuan Besar of Terengganu when she married the late Sultan Ali Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah.

Tengku Ainon Jamil leaves behind three children, namely Tengku Iskandar Abu Bakar Tengku Ali, Tengku Aisha and Tengku Afzam (Hizan). 

Members of the Pahang royalty, Melaka Yang Dipertua Negeri  Khalil Yaakob, Pahang Menteri Besar Adnan Yaakob and the Prime Minister’s wife Rosmah Mansor were among the dignitaries who attended the burial ceremony.