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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 ...
Article 153 of the Constitution of Malaysia grants the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia) responsibility for "safeguard[ing] the special position of the 'Malays' and natives of any of the States of Sabah and Sarawak and the legitimate interests of other communities" and goes on to specify ways to do this, such as establishing quotas for entry into the civil service, public scholarships ...
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 ...
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 ...
Special Court for Proceedings against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Rulers. The Special Court is the only place where both civil and criminal cases against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Ruler of a State in his personal capacity may be heard. Such cases can only proceed with the consent of the Attorney General.
Malaysia is a federal constitutional elective monarchy and the only federal country in Southeast Asia. [77] The system of government is closely modelled on the Westminster parliamentary system, a legacy of British rule. [78] The head of state is the King, whose official title is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
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.