KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, has been elected as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong for a five-year term, effective January 31, 2024.
Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal, Tan Sri Syed Danial Syed Ahmad, said the election was held at the Special 263rd Meeting of the Conference of Rulers at Istana Negara today.
Sultan Ibrahim will replace Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, whose reign will end on January 30 next year.
The Malay Rulers also elected the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, as Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong for the same term.
All Malay Rulers except Kelantan and Perlis attended the special meeting presided by the Sultan of Terengganu, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin.
Syed Danial said both Houses of Parliament have been notified of the result of the election per Paragraph Three, Part One, Third Schedule of the Federal Constitution.
“The Prime Minister (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim) has also been notified,” he said in a statement.
— Bernama
