Johor Sultan Pays The Government RM1.2 Million For The 'FF 1'

Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar now owns Malaysia’s most expensive number plate in the Road Transport Department’s special “FF” series, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said today.

Loke stated that he had an audience this morning to present Sultan Ibrahim with the "FF 1" plate, but the monarch instead offered to pay the government RM1.2 million for it, the highest amount ever paid to the government for the registration of a vehicle number plate. "This payment brings the total government revenue from the FF series number plates to RM35.4 million," the minister stated on Facebook.

For the record, The FF series debuted in conjunction with the RTD's 77th anniversary.