Istana Arau said in a statement today that Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin will undergo the surgery at the Tuanku Fauziah Hospital here and will undergo a rehabilitation process after that.

“His Royal Highness Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail calls on the people in the state to give their full support to his son, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin, as the regent of Perlis, starting May 15,” it said.

Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin also expressed his gratitude to the state government, the royal family, his friends and the people of Perlis for their prayers and well-wishes in conjunction with his 81st birthday celebration yesterday.

He said this yesterday at the state banquet at the police senior officers’ mess at Jalan Raja Muda.

Also present was the Raja Perempuan of Perlis, Tuanku Tengku Fauziah Tengku Abdul Rashid.

Tuanku Syed Faizuddin and the Raja Puan Muda of Perlis, Tuanku Dr Lailatul Shahreen Akashah Khalil, and their children, Sharifah Farah Adriana and Syed Sirajuddin Areeb Putra Jamalullail, were also in attendance.