The
Kings Of
Malaysia
The office of the King or
the �Yang Di Pertuan Agong�is not hereditary but is for a fixed term of
five years and on a rotational system among the Malay Rulers. It provides that
for the purposes of the appointment of the King, the order of precedence
among the Malay Rulers of nine states (based on the length of time the Rulers had
reigned in their States) at the time of Independence, be followed.
The Past Kings of Malaysia
The 1st King
(Aug 3, 1957 ~ Apr 1, 1960)
The Yang Di Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Abdul
Rahman Tuanku Muhammad, was installed as Malaysia's first King on Sep 2,
1957. He died in office on April 1, 1960. It is his portrait that is on
all Malaysian currency notes.
The 2nd King
(Apr 14, 1960 ~ Sept 1, 1960)
Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Alauddin Sulaiman Shah of
Selangor was the acting King for less than five months before he died on
Sept 1, 1960 just hours before he was to be installed as the second Yang
Di Pertuan Agong.
The 3rd Agong
(Sept 1, 1960 ~ Sept 20, 1965)
The Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Putra Syed Syed Hassan
Jamalullail, was installed as the third King on Jan 4, 1961.
The 4th King
(Sept 21, 1965 ~ Sept 20, 1970)
The Sultan of Terengganu, Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
Sultan Zainal Abidin, ws installed as the country's fourth King on April
11, 1966.
The 5th Agong
(Sept 21, 1970 ~ Sept 20, 1975)
The Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Tuanku Alhaj Halim Mu'adzam Shah
Ibni Al-Murham Sultan Badishah, ws installed as the country's fifth
King.
The 6th King
(Sept 21, 1975 ~ Mac 29, 1979)
Sultan Yahya Petra Sultan Ibrahim of Kelantan was installed
on Feb 28, 1976, He died in office less than four years into his reign.;
The 7th King
(Apr 26, 1979 ~ Apr 25, 1984)
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Mustain Billah Sultan Abu Bakar
Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah of the State of Pahang was installed
on Aug
10, 1980.
The
8th King
(Apr
26, 1984 ~ Apr 25. 1989)
The
Sultan of Johor, Sultan Mahmood Iskandar Sultan Ismail was
installed as the eighth Yang Di Pertuan Agong on Nov 15, 1984.
The 9th King
(Apr 26, 1989 ~ Apr 25. 1994)
Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Sultan Yusuff Izzuddin
Ghafarullahulahu of Perak was installed as the nation's 9th King on Sept
18, 1989.
The
10th King
(Apr
26, 1994 ~ Apr 25. 1999)
The
Yang Di Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Jaafar Tuanku
Abdul Rahman was installed on Sept 22, 1994.
The 11th King
(Apr 26, 1999 ~
Nov 21, 2001)
Sultan Salahuddin
Abdul Aziz Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah of Selangor was installed on Sept
23, 1999 and died in office on Nov 21, 2001.
The 12th King
(Dec 13, 2001 ~
Dec 12, 2006)
Tuanku Syed
Sirajuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail,
the twelfth ruler of
Perlis was
elected the 12th Yang
di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
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