KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, the Queen of Malaysia, visited the family of Squadron 503 Air Tactical Officer Lt Commander Mohammad Amirulfaris Mohd Marzukhi today.
Amirulfaris was one of the 10 casualties in the incident when two helicopters collided and crashed at the Navy base in Lumut, Perak, at 9.32am on April 23.
According to a post on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s official Facebook page, a sombre atmosphere enveloped the residence of the deceased’s family at Taman Senawang Perdana in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan when Her Majesty met with Amirulfaris’ widow Siti Aisyah Mohd Roslan.
Raja Zarith Sofiah also met with the deceased’s two young sons, aged seven and two.
“Her Majesty spent time with the deceased’s widow, parents, and two siblings to see how they were coping before presenting a personal donation to Siti Aisyah,” stated the post.
The Queen was accompanied by the Prime Minister’s wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, the Defence Minister’s wife Datin Seri Rosni Omar, and the Deputy Defence Minister’s wife Dalilah Awaludin.
The 35-year-old lieutenant was conducting a rehearsal for a fly-past in conjunction with the Royal Malaysian Navy’s 90th anniversary when the incident occurred.
Amirulfaris was laid to rest at the Senawang Muslim Cemetery on Thursday (April 25).
— Bernama
