Tunku Abdullah : A Passion for Life

This is the story of the Prince who visited Israel and caused a storm in Malaysia - and with many marriages, girlfriends and numerous romantic encounters, Tunku Abdullah has led an unorthodox, if not fascinating life.

Born into privilege and royalty - the son of the Ruler of Negri Sembilan and Malaysia's first King, his is also a story of hardship. As a youth in Japan during the War, he survived by begging for food beneath skies full of American planes and incendiary bombs, only to find his friends killed in Hiroshima. Yet through six marriages and five divorces, success would come his way in the civil service, youth movement, politics and business - forming the Melewar Group, becoming chairman of Georgetown Holdings, Malayan Cement, the MBf Group and other public companies, culminating in the triumph of Central Market in Kuala Lumpur. Tunku Abdullah's life is a window on Malaysian society, business, politics, the mind of his good friend, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, and the closely guarded world of Malay royalty.

This is an astonishingly candid account of one man's free spirit and celebration of life.