I'm just a kampung boy, says the King


The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah during his installation ceremony as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong at Balairung Seri Istana Negara on July 30, 2019. - 
Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah says the experience of growing up in a village made him more comfortable and spontaneous when interacting with the people, especially the village community.

Sultan Abdullah, who was installed as the head of the country on Tuesday (July 30), acknowledged that as a growing up as teenager born in the village, his early life was relatively free of protocol.

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