KULAI – The remains of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub arrived at the Senai International Airport, near here, at 2.30am today.
Onboard the special flight from Alor Setar were his wife Datin Seri Fatimah Taha, and Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.
Johor police chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat was among those at the airport to receive the body.
The hearse carrying the body to the residence of Salahuddin’s mother, Aminah Abdullah, 83, in Kg Serkat (Kopi Tenggek), Tg Piai in Pontian, was escorted by police and ministry vehicles.
Salahuddin’s remains will then be brought to his residence in Jalan Adil, near there, and to Masjid Jamek Dato’ Haji Noh Gadot in Serkat afterwards.
Meanwhile, it was a sombre atmosphere as family members and friends started gathering at Aminah’s residence at midnight.
Salahuddin died at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Setar at 9.23pm yesterday after undergoing surgery due to brain haemorrhage. He was 61.
The Amanah deputy president leaves behind Fatimah and six children – four boys and two girls. – July 24, 2023