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Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca: Seremban 19 November 1983 Lee San Choon: BN Chen Man Hin: DAP: Resignation Tampin 24 September 1983 Mokhtar Hashim: BN Omar Abdullah BN Resignation (convicted of murder) Ulu Muda 16 March 1983 Hashim Endut BN Othman Abdul: BN Resignation (found guilty of offence involving the wholesale of rice)
Every five years or when a vacancy occurs, the rulers convene as the Conference of Rulers (Malay: Majlis Raja-Raja) to elect among themselves the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the federal constitutional monarch and head of state of Malaysia. [1] As the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is elected among the rulers, [2] Malaysia, as a whole, is also an elective ...
Malaysia Act: 16-09-1963 except s.37: 31-08-1957 When Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore joined Malaya to form Malaysia in 1963, the Malaysia Act was passed in Parliament to amend the Constitution to provide for the name change and the inclusion of the three new states. 6th: Amend articles 9, 26, 35, 45, 57, 62, 160 Insert articles 43B, 43C Amend ...
The state legislative assemblies are unicameral, unlike the bicameral Parliament of Malaysia. The hereditary rulers or Yang di-Pertua Negeri (governors) are vested with powers to dissolve their respective state legislative assemblies on the advice of the menteri besar or chief minister. Once dissolved, elections must be carried out within an ...
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is elected by the Conference of Rulers, comprising the nine rulers of the Malay states, with the office de facto rotated between them, making Malaysia one of the world's few elective monarchies. In accordance with Article 41 of the Constitution, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is Commander-in-Chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces.
The Federal Constitution of Malaysia (Malay: Perlembagaan Persekutuan Malaysia), which came into force in 1957 as the Constitution of the Federation of Malaya and was amended in 1963 to form the Constitution of Malaysia, is the supreme law of Malaysia and contains a total of 183 articles. [1]
MY-12 0.772 East Malaysia: Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) Chief Minister: Sarawak: Kuching — 2,518,100 124,450 Q 081–086 SWK MY-13 0.824 East Malaysia: Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) Premier: Selangor Darul Ehsan: Shah Alam: Petaling Jaya: Klang: 7,363,400 8,104 B 03 SGR MY-10 0.859 Peninsular Malaysia: Sultan: Menteri Besar: Terengganu ...
The name Malaysia is a combination of the word Malays and the Latin-Greek suffix -ia/-ία [20] which can be translated as 'land of the Malays'. [21] Similar-sounding variants have also appeared in accounts older than the 11th century, as toponyms for areas in Sumatra or referring to a larger region around the Strait of Malacca. [22]