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Yang di-Pertua Negeri functions as the head of state in a parliamentary democracy. Their discretionary roles include appointing the head of government , the chief minister (Malay: Ketua Menteri) or premier, who is usually the leader of the party with a majority in the state legislature , and withholding consent to dissolve the state legislature.
The title was retained on 31 August 1963 when Singapore declared independence from the United Kingdom and accession to Malaysia as a state on 16 September 1963 (not to be confused with the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah). The officeholder then acted as the vice-regal representative of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. [2]
On 12 May 1983, an Act of Act 284 was gazetted and named the Higher Education Scholarship Fund of the Yang di-Pertuan Negeri of the States (Malay: Kumpulan Wang Biasiswa Pengajian Tinggi Raja-Raja dan Yang di-Pertua Yang di-Pertuan Negeri). Its control and management are placed under the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal who is also secretary of the ...
Tun Mohammad Said bin Keruak (15 November 1925 – 17 November 1995) [1] was a Malaysian politician who served as the 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah from January 1987 to December 1994 and 4th Chief Minister of Sabah briefly from November 1975 to April 1976.
Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Melaka, Dr. Mohd. Ali Mohd. Rustam (4 June 2020) Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang, Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak (1 May 2021) Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak, Dr. Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (26 January 2024) Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah, Musa Aman (1 January 2025)
The Premier and Exalted Order of Malacca was established by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Syed Zahiruddin in 1978 along with the Exalted Order of Malacca.The order was established as the highest state order and continued to be the highest order until the creation of the Premier and Faithful Exalted Order of Malacca by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Mohd Ali Rustam in 2020.
Instrument of appointment of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, issued by the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal, and printed with the Rulers' Seal. The Keeper of the Rulers' Seal's primary administrative responsibility is to convene the Conference of Rulers by serving notices to the nine hereditary rulers and four non-hereditary Yang di-Pertua Negeri (governors).
The role of governor is largely ceremonial with the power vested in the executive branch of the state government led by the chief minister. The Yang di-Pertua Negeri is styled Tuan Yang Terutama (TYT) (English: His Excellency). Until the 18th century, the island of Penang was part of the Sultanate of Kedah.