The funeral prayer was performed by the mosque’s imam, Salam Hamdani Omar, before the burial took place with full MCDF honours at 4.38 pm. theSun theSundaily funeral Sabah LocalNews
: Malaysia Everest 2023 climber Lt Col Awang Askandar Ampuan Yaacub was laid to rest at the Kampung Benoni Muslim Cemetery at 5.20 pm today.
After a brief prayer recital, some 10 Sabah MCDF personnel carried the coffin bearing his remains in procession from the cargo area to the hearse. The remains were brought to Awang Askandar’s family residence at Kampung Benoni, Papar from the airport before arriving at the Jamek As Salam mosque for the final bath and shrouding.
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