The King’s monarchical journey

Sultan Abdullah receiving the ‘Titah Ikrar’ text speech as the Sixth Sultan of Pahang, from his brother Tengku Abdul Rahman during the ceremony held in Istana Abu Bakar, Pekan.

AS Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ends his term as Yang di-Pertuan Agong, we take a look back at how His Majesty ascended to the position.

Malaysia is one of the few sovereign states in the world that has a true elective monarchy where the nation’s Yang di-Pertuan Agong is chosen from among the nine Malay rulers.