The role of the king

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V handing over to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad his letter of appointment as the seventh prime minister at the Istana Negara in May. — Bernama

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.