Iskandar of Johor

Sultan Iskandar ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail was Sultan of Johor, succeeding his father Sultan Ismail upon the latter's death in 1981. He previously reigned as the eighth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutional monarch of Malaysia, from 1984 to 1989. Sultan Iskandar's reign lasted for almost 29 years until his own death in 2010.

8 April 1932

Born on the same birth day (8 April): Andrew Irvine (mountaineer) • Anouk (singer) • Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone • Brian McDermott (footballer) • Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma • Daigo (musician) • Dennis Chávez • Frédéric Back • Jang Yong • Joachim Büchner • John Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford • John Hicks • John Schneider (screen actor) • K. C. Kamalasabayson • Manolis Angelopoulos • Manuel Díaz (fencer) • Mehran Ghassemi • Odd Nerdrum • Paddy Lowe • Roger Chapman

Born in the same month (April 1932): Anthony Perkins • Atef Ebeid • Bill Bennett • Derek Minter • Elaine May • Fernando Botero • Francis Lai • Frank D'Rone • Israr Ahmed • Orlando Letelier