Predecessors and Short History:
Malaysia
is a federation of 13 states, of which 9 are sultanates with their own
ruling royal families. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) is elected by
and
from the royal rulers to serve a five year term. Rulers were...
- HRH Tuanku Sir ABDUL RAHMAN ibni al-Marhum Yamtuan
Muhammad, Yang
di-Pertuan
Besar of Negri Sembilan (31.8.1957 - 10.4.1960), installed 2nd
September 1957.
- HRH Sultan Sir HISAMUDDIN ALAM SHAH Alhaj ibni al-Marhum
Sultan
Ala'uddin
Sulaiman Shah, Sultan of Selangor (14.4.1960 - 1.9.1960), was to be
installed
1st September 1960.
- HRH Raja Tuanku Sir Syed HARUN PUTRA ibni al-Marhum Syed
Hassan
Jamalulla'il
(21.9.1960 - 16.9.1965), 6th Raja of Perlis, 3rd Yang di-Pertuan Agung,
installed 4th January 1961.
- HRH Sir Sultan ISMAIL NASIRUDDIN SHAH ibni al-Marhum Sultan
Zainal
Abidin
Muadzam Shah, Sultan of Trengganu, (21.9.1965 - 20.9.1970), installed
11th
April 1966.
- HRH Sultan ABDUL HALIM MUADZAM SHAH ibni al-Marhum Sultan
Badlishah,
Sultan
of Kedah, (21.9.1970 - 20.9.1975), installed 20th February 1971.
- HRH Sultan YAHYA PETRA ibni al-Marhum Sultan Ibrahim,
Sultan of
Kelantan,
(21.9.1975 - 29.3.1979), installed 28th February 1976.
- HRH Sultan Haji AHMAD SHAH AL-MUSTA'IN BILLAH ibni
al-Marhum Sultan Sir
Abu Bakar Riayatuddin al-Mu'adzam Shah (26.4.1979 - 25.4.19840,
Sultan of Pahang, installed 10th July 1980.
- HH Sultan MAHMUD ISKANDAR Alhaj ibni al-Marhum Sultan
Ismail,
Sultan
of Johore, (26.4.1984 - 25.4.1989), installed 15th November 1984.
- HRH Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Sultan AZLAN
MUHIBUDDIN SHAH ibni
al-Marhum Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Ghafarullahulahu Shah, Sultan of Perak,
(26.4.1989 - 25.4.1994), installed 18th September 1989.
- HRH Tuanku JA'AFAR ibni al-Marhum Yamtuan Abdul Rahman,
Yang di-Pertuan
Agung of Negeri Sembilan, (26.4.1994 - 25.4.1999), installed 22nd
September
1994.
- HRH Sultan SALAHUDDIN ABDUL AZIZ SHAH Al-Haj ibni al-Marhum
Sultan
Hisamuddin
Alam Shah Al-Haj, Sultan of Selangor, (26.4.1999 - 21.11.2001),
- HRH Raja Tuanku Syed SIRAJUDDIN ibni Al-Marhum Raja Tuanku
Sir Syed
Harun
Putra, 7th Raja of
Perlis, 2000/- , 12th Yang di-Pertuan Agung (21.11.2001 - 13.12.2006)
- HRH Al Wathiqu Billah Al Sultan MIZAN ZAINAL ABIDIN ibni
Almarhum
Al-Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah (see above)
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