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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian King Sultan Muhammad V abdicated on Sunday in an unexpected move, after just two years on the throne.
Sultan Muhammad V (Jawi: سلطان محمد ٥ ; born 6 October 1969) is the 29th Sultan of Kelantan since ascending to the throne in 2010. He previously reigned as the fifteenth King of Malaysia from 2016 until his abdication in 2019.
He abdicated a second time in favour of his son, Norodom Sihamoni, on 7 October 2004. Queen Sisowath Kossamak was deposed in 1970 with the coup that ended the regime of Prince Norodom Sihanouk . The monarchy was restored in 1993 with Sihanouk (who had previously reigned from 1941 to 1955) as King.
Abdication date Successor/Fate Fulk V: County of Anjou: Count of Anjou: 2 June 1129 Geoffrey V: Amadeus VIII Duchy of Savoy: Duke of Savoy: 5 February 1440 Louis I: Hassan X: Maldive Islands: Sultan of the Maldive Islands: 1701 Ibrahim Muzhir Al-Din I: Amina I: Maldive Islands: Sultana of the Maldive Islands: 1754 Amina II: Alexander ...
However, due to the sudden abdication of Sultan Muhammad V as the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 6 January 2019, he again became the acting king the next day whilst the Conference of Rulers elected the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 24 January 2019 and during the subsequent swearing-in ceremony on 31 January 2019.
After the installation of Sultan Muhammad V as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in 2017, the date for the official birthday was amended twice, first to the last Saturday of July, [11] and then to September 9. [12] This amendment was originally planned to take effect under the reign of Sultan Muhammad V until 2021, before his announcement of abdication.
The meeting was held upon the abdication of the previous Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan who abdicated from his post on 6 January 2019. [2] Abdullah held the position for a period of 5 years beginning on 31 January 2019.
Mohammed V was one of the sons of Sultan Yusef, who was enthroned by the French in September 1912 and his wife Yaqut. [7] On 18 November 1927, a "young and timid" 17-year-old Muhammad bin Yusef was enthroned after the death of his father and the departure of Hubert Lyautey. [8]