Confirmed Pahang Sultan Is New Agong Sultan Nazrin Deputy Agong

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KUALA LUMPUR – The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al Musta’in Billah, has been elected the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong
The Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah
Sultan Pahang dipilih sebagai Yang di-Pertuan Agong ke-16 – Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-RajaThe appointments were decided at a special meeting of the Malay Rulers chaired by the Sultan of Terengganu, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
The Malay Rulers met to elect the new King following the unprecedented resignation of Sultan Muhammad V as the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Jan 6. – THE STARSultan of Pahang elected as new AgongPahang ruler Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah, 59, has been elected as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong
“The Conference of Rulers has a made a decision. The Sultan of Pahang will be the next Yang di-Pertuan Agong,” a high-ranking source close to Istana Negara told Malaysiakini
National news agency Bernama later quoted the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal Syed Danial Syed Ahmad as confirming this
Sultan Abdullah, 59, had succeeded his father Sultan Ahmad Shah as the ruler of Pahang on Jan 12
Sultan Ahmad, 88, is currently undergoing intensive treatment at the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur
Meanwhile, the source also told Malaysiakini that Perak ruler Sultan Nazrin Shah would continue serving as the Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Earlier, it was reported that Sultan of Terengganu Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin chaired the rulers’ meeting at Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur which started at 11.15am
Eight of the nine rulers were present
Kelantan’s Sultan Muhammad V, who stepped down as the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Jan 6, did not attend
Previously, it was speculated that Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar might be proclaimed as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong due to Sultan Ahmad’s poor health
According to the rotation system of the rulers, the Sultan of Pahang is to become the Yang di-Pertuan Agong after Kelantan’s ruler. The Johor ruler is next in line to the Sultan of Pahang. – MKINITHE STAR / MKINI

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