Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) president Khalid Atan passed away this morning.

"I was told that he fell in the bathroom," MTUC secretary-general N Gopal Kishnam said when contacted.

Gopal said the funeral will be held at his home at 92, Jalan Permata 2, Taman Permata, Selangor this afternoon.

Khalid was 63.

Final rites will be performed at the Taman Permata surau.

His remains will be buried after Asar prayers at the AU4 Muslim cemetery.

He was first elected as the MTUC president in 2010 and re-elected in 2013.