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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.
Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Terengganu, Tengku Muhammad Ismail (12 January 2006) Tunku Mahkota of Johor, Tunku Ismail (28 January 2010) (appears right after the Sultan of Pahang as the Regent of Johor) Raja Muda of Perak, Raja Jaafar (20 June 2014) Raja Muda of Kedah, Tunku Sarafuddin Badlishah (26 November 2017)
The Dewan Negara (Malay for Senate, literally National Council) is the upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia, consisting of 70 senators of whom 26 are elected by the state legislative assemblies, with two senators for each state, while the other 44 are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King), including four of whom are appointed to ...
Previously, Barisan Nasional (BN); together with Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), remains the majority in the Dewan Negara despite the Pakatan Harapan (PH); together with Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) and United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) becomes the new governing party in the Dewan Rakyat, until February 2020. This is ...
Members: 70: President: Abu Zahar Ujang (until 26 April 2016) S. Vigneswaran: Deputy President: Doris Sophia Brodi (until 11 March 2016) Abdul Halim Abdul Samad: Secretary: Zamani Sulaiman (until 7 September 2014)
The 17th and current Yang di-Pertuan Agong is Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor. He was elected on 26 October 2023, at a special meeting of the Conference of Rulers; he took the oath of office and was sworn in at the Istana Negara on 31 January 2024. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong's queen consort is known as the Raja Permaisuri Agong, currently Raja Zarith ...
In November 2020, the King or Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah had declared the Emergency Proclamation for both of the parliamentary constituencies, together with one state constituency in Sabah, namely Bugaya, located in Semporna parliamentary seats that was also vacant due to the death of its incumbent Sabah state Members of the ...
Formally, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong appoints all Ministers on the advice of the Prime Minister. [1] The constitution is amended by repealing the Clause (8) of Article 43 , enabling a person who is a member of State Legislative Assembly to continue to serve even while serving as a minister or deputy minister in the cabinet.