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King of Malaysia. The King of Malaysia, [2] officially Yang di-Pertuan Agong (YDPA; lit. 'He who is made Lord'[3]), 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. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is elected by the ...
Yang di-Pertua Negeri. In Malaysia, the Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Jawi: يڠ دڤرتوا نݢري , lit. 'He Who is Made Leader of the Land' in Malay) is a constitutional title given to the head of state in states without a ruler, namely: Penang, Malacca, Sabah and Sarawak. This is in contrast to a Ruler (Malay: Raja) which is a constitutional ...
Istana Melawati (secondary) Formation. 31 August 1957; 67 years ago (1957-08-31) First holder. Tunku Puan Besar Hajah Kurshiah. Website. istananegara.gov.my. The Raja Permaisuri Agong, [a] unofficially known as the Queen of Malaysia, [1] is the consort of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the elected, constitutional federal monarch of Malaysia.
Federal. Titles of Malaysian royalty and rulers: Yang di-Pertuan Agong (literally, 'He who is made Supreme Lord' but usually 'Supreme Head' or 'Paramount Ruler') is the official title of the ruler of all Malaysia, elected from among the nine heads of the royal families. The title is often glossed 'King' in English.
The Rukun Negara was declared officially by the fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu on August 31, 1970, which is the Malaysian Independence Day. The declaration was held on the 13th Independence Day celebration at Dataran Merdeka (formerly known as Selangor Club Padang).
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 regalia of Malaysia (Malay: Alat-alat Kebesaran Diraja Malaysia; Jawi: الت٢ كبسرن دراج مليسيا) includes all the items which are deemed sacred and symbolic of the supremacy and authority of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or the Supreme King of Malaysia and his consort, the Raja Permaisuri Agong. The installation of the Supreme ...
Abdul Rahman in 1937. Born at Seri Menanti on August 24, 1895, [1] he was the second son of Tuanku Muhammad ibni Tuanku Antah, first Yang di-Pertuan Besar of modern Negeri Sembilan and seventh Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Seri Menanti (1888–1933) by his second wife, Tunku Puan Chik. [citation needed] He received his primary education at the ...