Tun Sri Lanang

Who was Tun Sri Lanang?

Tun Muhammad bin Tun Ahmad, better known as Tun Sri Lanang, is the Bendahara of the royal Court of Johor Sultanate who lived between the 16th and 17th centuries. He served under two Sultans of Johore namely; Sultan Ali Jalla Abdul Jalil Shah II and Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah III and also advisers to 3 Acheh sultans namely; Sultan Iskandar Muda, Sultan Iskandar Thani and Sultana Tajul Alam Safiatuddin Shah. He had two honorific titles throughout his lifetime; as the Bendahara of Johor, Bendahara Paduka Raja Tun Mohamad, while he was given the title of Orang Kaya Dato' Bendahara Seri Paduka Tun Seberang after settling in Aceh.