Former Johor menteri besar Osman Sapian died at 11.45pm last night. He was 69.

His brother Aziz Sapian said Osman died at his son’s home in Damansara, Kuala Lumpur.

“I was informed of his death by one of our siblings," Aziz told Bernama when contacted.

On Oct 13, Osman, who was Kempas assemblyperson and Ayer Hitam Bersatu chief, was admitted to the KPJ Johor Specialist Hospital in Johor Bahru after suffering a mild stroke and was later treated at the Universiti Putra Malaysia Teaching Hospital (HPUPM) in Selangor.

He was appointed Johor’s 16th Menteri Besar after the 2018 general election, serving from May 12, 2018, until April 8, 2019.

- Bernama