According to Berita Harian, senior assistant registrar Faisal Zulkifli today allowed a creditor’s petition filed by Cekap Air Sdn Bhd.

Based on the petition, filed on Nov 20 last year, Jovian, the former son-in-law of ex-prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, failed to comply with a bankruptcy notice dated May 21, 2024.

The petition stated that Jovian owed Cekap Air RM5,284,340.66, including interest up to May 21, 2024, following a summary judgment granted by the High Court on April 2 the same year in a civil suit.

Cekap Air’s lawyer, Siti Nur Athirazatti Rohizad, said the company filed the bankruptcy notice after Jovian failed to comply with the summary judgment issued by the court.

“Jovian filed applications to stay and set aside both the notice and petition, but all were dismissed by the court,” she said.

On May 16, 2023, Cekap Air filed a lawsuit against Jovian for allegedly failing to repay the loan, which was extended as a friendly loan.

In its statement of claim, the company said that Jovian was an acquaintance of Cekap Air’s director, Yong Zhen Wei.

The company claimed it loaned Jovian the funds at his verbal request on Feb 25, 2022, and transferred the money to his law firm’s client’s account.

Jovian’s appeal against the summary judgment is scheduled to be heard on Sept 15.

Jovian was questioned by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission in its probe into Ismail’s asset declaration.

He was previously married to Ismail’s daughter, Nina Sabrina, before their divorce in 2023.