Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar sworn oath of office as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (17th King of Malaysia) for a five-year term.

Appointment

Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar sworn oath of office as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (17th King of Malaysia) for a five-year term. The ceremony of taking the oath of office and signing the instrument of office was held at the 264th (Special) Meeting of the Conference of Rulers at Balairung Seri (throne room), Istana Negara. At the ceremony, the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, sworn in as Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong for the same period. Sultan Ibrahim replaces Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, who completed his reign as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong on January 30.


      Sultan Ibrahim was elected as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the 263rd (Special) Meeting of the Conference of Rulers in October last year, which also saw Sultan Nazrin elected as Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

      Born on Nov 22, 1958, at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital, Johor Baru, Sultan Ibrahim was proclaimed the Sultan of Johor on Jan 23, 2010, following the demise of Sultan Iskandar, with the official coronation taking place on March 23, 2015.

     

 

     


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