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The deputy king exercises the functions of the head of state during the king's absence, or inability to exercise the functions of his office due to illness or infirmity (similar to a regent or viceroy/vizier in other countries). The deputy king does not automatically succeed as King of Malaysia when a vacancy occurs in that office.
Ibrahim ibni Iskandar (Jawi: إبراهيم ابن إسکندر; born 22 November 1958) is King of Malaysia and the fifth Sultan of modern Johor. Ibrahim was born during the reign of his great-grandfather, Sultan Sir Ibrahim , and became heir apparent when his father, Sultan Iskandar , acceded to the throne of Johor in 1981.
He previously reigned as the fifteenth King of Malaysia from 2016 until his abdication in 2019. He was proclaimed Sultan of Kelantan on 13 September 2010, succeeding his father, Sultan Ismail Petra, who was deemed incapacitated due to illness. Sultan Muhammad V was later proclaimed Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 13 December 2016.
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 ...
The King of Malaysia serves as the constitutional monarch and head of state in Malaysia, a position established in 1957 upon the country's independence from the United Kingdom. This position is filled through an election process by the Conference of Rulers, consisting of nine kings from the Malay states. [3]
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 ...
(King of Malaysia) 2001–2006 Succeeded by. Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin (Sultan of Terengganu) Preceded by. Tuanku Syed Putra. Raja of Perlis 2000–present Incumbent
State and Federal Territory Position Name Since Johor: Sultan: Ibrahim Iskandar: 23 January 2010 Regent: Tunku Ismail Idris [N 1]: 31 January 2024 Menteri Besar