KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia on Thursday (Feb 1) conveyed Happy Federal Territories Day greetings.
Their Majesties conveyed the greetings through a poster uploaded to the Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar Facebook page.
Sultan Ibrahim was sworn in as the 17th King of Malaysia in a ceremony steeped in tradition at Istana Negara here yesterday.
His Majesty replaced Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah of Pahang whose five-year reign as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong ended on Tuesday (Jan 30).
The Federal Territories Day is celebrated on Feb 1 every year to commemorate the declaration of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan as Federal Territories.
Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory in 1974, Labuan in 1984 and Putrajaya in 2001. - Bernama
