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The Perak State Executive Council is the executive authority of the Government of Perak, Malaysia.The council comprises the Menteri Besar, appointed by the Sultan on the basis that he is able to command a majority in the Perak State Legislative Assembly, a number of members made up of members of the Assembly, the state secretary, the state legal adviser and the state financial officer.
The Sultan of Perak (Malay: Sultan Perak, Jawi: سلطان ڤيراق) is the constitutional monarch and head of state of Malaysian state of Perak. It is one of the oldest hereditary seats among the Malay states. The current Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, has been in office since 29 May 2014.
Behind the serenity of Sungai Kerian was a ferry tragedy that took place in September 1972. It claimed about 20 lives, mostly school children from Bandar Baharu, Kedah who crossed the river using the ferry to attend school in Parit Buntar, Perak. Since this unfortunate incident, the ferry ceased operations and a concrete bridge was built. [9]
In the 2004 General Election, he stood and won the Perak State Legislative Assembly seat for Pangkor and returned as incumbent in the 2008 and 2013 General Elections. Zambry was the head of Perak UMNO before he was replaced by current Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad and still holds the Lumut UMNO Division Chief post.
It also marks the first time in centuries that the Sultan of Perak was not born in Perak as he was born in Penang. He had previously been appointed as the Regent of Perak twice. The first time was when his father was elected as the ninth Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, where he was regent for five years, from 26 April 1989 to 25 April 1994.
Nga made his election debut and had been Perak State Assemblyman for Pantai Remis for three terms since the 1999, 2004 and 2008 General Elections. He became Member of Parliament for Taiping, Perak after defeating President of the People's Progressive Party (PPP), M. Kayveas with a majority of 11,298 votes in the 2008 General Election too on 8 ...
Sultan Abdullah at Batak Rabit on Perak river, June 1874. Abdullah was appointed as the 26th Sultan by the British after the signing of the Pangkor Treaty on 20 January 1874. After this agreement, he was called Sultan Abdullah Muhammad Shah II and stayed at Batak Rabit, Perak. From this treaty, he agreed to the instillation of a British Resident.
An 8th–9th century bronze standing 8-armed Buddhist Avalokitesvara statue found at Anglo Oriental, Bidor, Perak tin mine in year 1936. 79 cm height.. Bidor and much of Perak were believed to be part of the Gangga Negara kingdom based on the historical artifacts that were discovered.