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When Singapore was expelled from Malaysia to become an independent republic, the office of Yang di-Pertuan Negara was eventually replaced with the office of President. Since 1976, the style of name for the heads of state of Penang, Malacca, Sabah and Sarawak were made uniform by titling it as Yang di-Pertua Negeri.
Following revisions to the Constitution in 1959, which granted Singapore self-governance from the United Kingdom, the ceremonial office of Yang di-Pertuan Negara replaced the colonial office of Governor as the representative of the British monarch in Singapore, though the term 'governor' was also commonly used to refer to the office bearer.
Yang di-Pertuan Agong in literal English is 'He who is made Supreme Lord'. It is an archaic term for a presiding head which is Yang di-Pertuan or literally means 'One who is made lord'. "Agong" (or Agung in standard Malay) means 'supreme'. The term Agong is not translated, as in the Constitution of Malaysia.
Yang di-Pertuan may refer to: Yang di-Pertuan Agong, constitutional monarch and head of state of Malaysia; Yang di-Pertuan Besar, a royal title; Yang di-Pertuan Negara, a title for the head of state in certain Malay-speaking countries
Coat of arms of Malaysia; Armiger: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Adopted: 1963: Crest: A crescent and a fourteen-pointed federal star. Shield: Tierced per pale, the second three-and-a-half times as wide as the other two: The first (at dexter) of Penang; the second per fess, in chief paly of four Gules, Sable, Argent and Or, in base of Sabah, a Bunga Raya (hibiscus flower), and of Sarawak; the ...
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is elected by and among the nine rulers (excluding minors) every five years or when a vacancy arises (by death, resignation, or deposition by majority vote of the rulers). The Yang di-Pertuan Agong serves a maximum of five years, and may not be re-elected until after all the other states had taken their turns.
The Governor of the Crown Colony of North Borneo was appointed by King George VI, and later Queen Elizabeth II. [9] After the formation of Malaysia in 1963 the title was changed to Yang di-Pertua Negara [ 10 ] and was subsequently changed to 'Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sabah ', in 1976 ( Enactment.
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.