Tengku Abdullah To Be Proclaimed Pahang Sultan On Jan 15

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Pahang crown prince Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah will be proclaimed as the new Pahang Sultan on Jan 15
This was confirmed in an announcement by Tengku Muda Pahang Tengku Abdul Rahman Sultan Ahmad Shah at Istana Abu Bakar, Pekan
Earlier, Malaysiakini reported that multiple sources had indicated that Tengku Abdullah will be made the new Pahang Sultan next week
Malaysiakini also learned that Pahang Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail will be pulled away from the Cameron Highlands by-election campaign in the middle of next week
He is expected in Pekan, the seat of power for the Pahang royal household
A source within the Pahang government told Malaysiakini that the proclamation ceremony will take place on Jan 15 in the town
This was also corroborated by a senior civil servant close with the palace
"My information from the palace is that Tengku Abdullah will be proclaimed as the Pahang Sultan... so it is likely he will become the next Yang Di-Pertuan Agong," said the source
A third source from Pahang BN, who is also close to the state palace, said he too has been informed that Tengku Abdullah will be proclaimed as the new Pahang sultan, but did not have a timeline
The talk came a day after Tengku Abdullah chaired a special meeting by the Pahang Royal Council, along with all its royal chieftains
Sultan Ahmad Shah is in line to become the next Agong following the resignation of Kelantan ruler Sultan Muhammad V
If his health prevents him from taking the throne, then the position will fall to Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, who is next in line under the rotational constitutional monarchy system
Sultan Ahmad Shah abdicating and allowing his son Tengku Abdullah to take his place would allow the latter to then take on the position of Agong. - Mkini

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