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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.
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 ...
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 ...
Dewan Negara; Members: 68 (until 16 April 1984) 69: President: Ismail Khan (until 13 April 1985) Benedict Stephens: Deputy President: Abdul Hamid Bidin (until 28 July 1982) Sulaiman Ninam Shah (until 1 April 1985) Abang Ahmad Urai: Secretary: Ahmad Hasmuni Hussein: Party control: Barisan Nasional: Sovereign; Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Tuanku Ahmad ...
The current Cabinet, formed on 2 December 2023, comprised the following federal ministries: . Prime Minister's Department (JPM); Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM)
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 ...
The monarch of Malaysia is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (YDPA), commonly referred to as the Supreme King of Malaysia. Malaysia is a constitutional elective monarchy, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is selected for a five-year term from among the nine Sultans of the Malay states. The other four states that do not have monarch kings, are ruled by ...
Senator Party State Term start Term end Abdul Shukor P. A. Mohd Sultan: BN (): Perlis: 2 May 2012: 1 May 2015 Ahamad Yusop: BN (): Johor: 15 July 2008: 14 July 2011 4 July 2011