Unique system of monarchy

By Shad Saleem Faruqi

MALAYSIA’S system of an elected, rotational monarchy at the federal level is unique and one of a kind in the world.

Its mystique and majesty were witnessed last Friday when the Conference of Rulers elected the Sultan of Johor as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Sultan of Perak as the Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

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Shad Saleem Faruqi

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