His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, accompanied by Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, arriving at Istana Negara for his installation ceremony as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong on July 20, 2024. — Photo from Sultan Ibrahim’s official Facebook page
IN a world where monarchs are typically born into power, Malaysia stands out with a unique rotation system where its King is elected from among nine Malay Rulers.
Malaysia is one of over 40 nations with a constitutional monarchy, but it is the only one in the world that practises a five-year rotation system.
