Remains of Proton engineer to arrive KLIA tomorrow

The remains of Proton's chief engineer Ramli Abdul Majid will arrive about 10.20am.

Kelab Jelajah Alpine (KJA) spokesman Mohd Khafiz Bachok said the Mahan Air W5083 aircraft ferrying Ramli's remains was scheduled to depart Tehran at 10pm (local time).

"Thank God, all matters can be sped up and the remains have been taken to the Imam Khomeini International Airport," he said in a statement today.

Mohd Khafiz said the remains would then be taken to the As-Syakirin Mosque, Puchong before burial at the 14th mile cemetery in Puchong.

The Malaysian Foreign Ministry on Sunday confirmed that a body which was found by the Iranian authorities at the Mount Damavand area on Friday was that of Ramli, 44. He was reported missing on Nov 20, last year.

Ramli, a system chief engineer at the Proton Holdings Bhd Headquarters in Shah Alam, Selangor, and another Malaysian, KJA climber, Syed Redzuan Syed Salim Shatri, 50, were reported missing after breaking away from a group of climbers.

On Nov 28, 2016, the body of Syed Redzuan was found in the Yakhar Glacier area and was repatriated for burial.