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11th April 2012 has been declared as a one-off national holiday to mark the installation of the 14th Yang Dipertuan Agong of Malaysia. 

 

The Conference of Rulers have actually concluded the election on 13th December 2011. Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah of Kedah has been elected to be installed as the 14th Yang Dipertuan Agong of Malaysia. Congratulation is well deserved for Tuanku Abdul Halim. He will helm the throne for the next 5 years. His predecessor is Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, who will now go back to Terengganu to resume his duties as the Sultan of Terengganu.

During the same session on 13th December 2011, after having concluded the election of the 14th Yang Dipertuan Agong, the Conference of Ruler then proceeded to elect Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan as the Timbalan Yang Dipertuan Agong. Congratulation is well deserved to Sultan Muhammad V as well.

At the age of 83, Sultan Abdul Halim marks a personal record as this is the second time that he was  elected as the Yang Dipertuan Agong, having served in the same capacity as the 5th Yang Dipertuan Agong between 1970 - 1975.

It is also a sweet coincident that during his service as the 5th Yang Dipertuan Agong, Tun Abdul Razak was the Prime Minister at that time. Now, as he is being installed as the 14th Yang Dipertuan Agong, it is Tun Razak's son, Datuk Seri Najib who is the Prime Minister now.

Since this royal office was established in 1957, there have been 13 previous Yang Dipertuan Agong. These are the rulers who was made Yang Dipertuan Agong previous:

1. Tuanku Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan -- 1957 to 1960 (he died in office)
2. Sultan Hishamuddin Alam Shah of Selangor -- 1960 to 1960 (he died in office)
3. Tuanku Syed Putra of Perlis -- 1960 to 1965
4. Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu -- 1965 to 1970
5. Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah -- 1970 to 1975
6. Sultan Yahya Petra of Kelantan -- 1975 to 1979 (he died in office)
7. Sultan Ahmad Shah Al-Mustain Billah of Pahang -- 1979 to 1984
8. Sultan Iskandar of Johor -- 1984 to 1989
9. Sultan Azlan Muhibbudin Shah of Perak -- 1989 to 1994
10. Tuanku Jaafar of Negeri Sembilan -- 1994 to 1999
11. Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz of Selangor -- 1999 to 2001 (he died in office)
12. Tuanku Syed Sirajudin of Perlis -- 2001 to 2006
13. Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terenggannu -- 2006 to 2011

    

DAULAT TUANKU!