The role of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong

Sultan Muhammad V officiated the first meeting of the fifth term of the 13th Parliament last month.

AS Malaysia’s head of state, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is ascribed duties to perform during his five-year reign.

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s duties and roles cover the executive, legislative and judiciary, the three branches of the Government which are stipulated in the Federal Constitution.