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Nine of the states of Malaysia are constitutionally headed by traditional Malay rulers, collectively referred to as the Malay states. State constitutions limit eligibility for the thrones to male Malay Muslims of royal descent. Seven are hereditary monarchies based on agnatic primogeniture: Kedah, Kelantan, Johor, Perlis, Pahang, Selangor and ...
The following is family tree of the monarchs of Malaysia. The head of state is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia). The position is elective but only the hereditary rulers of the states of Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor and Terengganu are eligible. He holds office for five years and uses the ...
Monarchs of Malaysia (11 C, 22 P) * Malaysian royalty (5 C, 8 P) Royal towns in Malaysia (3 C, 6 P) C. Coronations of Malaysian monarchs (3 P) M. Malaysian Royal ...
Absolute monarchs remain in Brunei, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates and are classified as mixed, meaning there are representative bodies of some kind, but the monarch retains most of his powers. Malaysia and Morocco are constitutional monarchies, but their monarchs still retain more substantial ...
The King of Malaysia, [2] officially Yang di-Pertuan Agong (lit. ' He who is made Lord ' [3] Jawi: يڠ دڤرتوان اݢوڠ), is the constitutional monarch and head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957, when the Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gained independence from the United Kingdom.
Pages in category "Monarchs of Malaysia" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Federation of Malaysia [21] Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Elective Principality of Monaco [22] Sovereign Prince: Male primogeniture Kingdom of Morocco [23] King: Agnatic primogeniture Kingdom of the Netherlands [24] King: Absolute primogeniture New Zealand [25] King Kingdom of Norway [26] King Sultanate of Oman [27] Sultan: Agnatic primogeniture
Negeri Sembilan (c. 18th century – 1873; became subnational monarchy of the United Kingdom, currently a subnational elective monarchy within Malaysia) Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah (c. 18th century – 1972; became subnational monarchy of the United Arab Emirates) Russian Empire (1721–1917; ended by revolution)