As the incumbent monarch of Malaysia steps down next year, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar was chosen by the country's royalty on Friday to succeed him as king.
The heads of Malaysia's nine Islamic royal Malay dynasties alternate as kings every five years under a distinctive constitutional monarchy system.
Sultan Ibrahim, 64, of the southern Johor state, was picked as the Muslim-majority nation’s 17th king after a special meeting was held this morning between the nine rulers, a palace official said in a statement.
Sultan Ibrahim’s reign will last five years from Jan. 31, 2024. He will replace Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang as the country’s new Yang di-Pertuan Agong or “He Who is Made Lord.”
Al-Sultan Abdullah, who will end his rule as supreme monarch on Jan. 30, ascended to the throne in 2019 when Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan abdicated after just two years as head of state.
It was the first time a Malaysian king abdicated, with no official reason given for the resignation.
The heads of Malaysia's nine Islamic royal Malay dynasties alternate as kings every five years under a distinctive constitutional monarchy system.
Sultan Ibrahim, 64, of the southern Johor state, was picked as the Muslim-majority nation’s 17th king after a special meeting was held this morning between the nine rulers, a palace official said in a statement.
Sultan Ibrahim’s reign will last five years from Jan. 31, 2024. He will replace Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang as the country’s new Yang di-Pertuan Agong or “He Who is Made Lord.”
Al-Sultan Abdullah, who will end his rule as supreme monarch on Jan. 30, ascended to the throne in 2019 when Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan abdicated after just two years as head of state.
It was the first time a Malaysian king abdicated, with no official reason given for the resignation.
