King has many functions

Royal honour: A file photo of Sultan Muhammad V (right) saluting during the 2018 Warriors Day parade at Dataran Pahlawan Negara in Putrajaya. With him are Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: The duties and the roles of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong cover the three main branches of the government – the executive, legislative and judiciary.

Constitutional expert Emeritus Prof Datuk Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi said the King, as the formal head of the executive branch, was invested with two categories of functions.