Anwar M. El-Khalil was born on 9 March 1938 in Lagos (Nigeria). He graduated from the International College-IC (Secondary School-1953) and from the American University of Beirut (1956). He got post graduate studies in London, UCL (1959) and a Barrister-at-Law – Member of the Honorable Society of the Middle Temple – London.

Sultan (/ ˈ s ʌ l t ən /; Arabic ... As protectors of the line of the Abbasid caliphs, the Mamluks recognized themselves as sultans and the Muslim scholar Khalil al-Zahiri argued that only they could hold that title. Nonetheless, in practice, many Muslim rulers of this period were now using the title as well. ... Wikipedia® is a registered ...

Istiadat pemakaman Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj berlangsung pada 23 Januari 2010.Sultan Mahmud Iskandar ibni Sultan Ismail telah mangkat pada 22 Januari 2010 jam 7.15 malam di Hospital Pakar Puteri, Johor Bahru. Baginda selamat dimakamkan di Makam Di-Raja Mahmoodiah, Johor Bahru dengan penuh adat istiadat Di Raja.