King of Malaysia

E267823

The King of Malaysia is the constitutional monarch and ceremonial head of state elected from among the hereditary rulers of the Malay states.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Malaysian monarchy 2
King of Malaysia canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarch
elective monarchy
head of state
appoints Cabinet of Malaysia
Lord President of the Federal Court of Malaysia
surface form: Chief Justice of Malaysia

Election Commission members
Prime Minister of Malaysia
commanderInChiefOf Malaysian Armed Forces
constitutingInstrument Federal Constitution of Malaysia
country Malaysia
dateOfEstablishment 31 August 1957
electionMethod elected from hereditary rulers of Malay states
electoralCollege Conference of Rulers
eligibleElectors hereditary rulers of Johor
hereditary rulers of Kedah
hereditary rulers of Kelantan
hereditary rulers of Negeri Sembilan
hereditary rulers of Pahang
hereditary rulers of Perak
hereditary rulers of Perlis
hereditary rulers of Selangor
hereditary rulers of Terengganu
firstHolder Tuanku Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan
surface form: Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan
flag Royal Standard of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
governmentSystem constitutional monarchy
hasPower to dissolve Parliament
to summon Parliament
insignia Coat of arms of Malaysia
languageOfTitle Malay
legalStatus sovereign of Malaysia
notEligibleFrom Malacca
Penang
Sabah
Sarawak
officialTitleMalay Yang di-Pertuan Agong
predecessorOffice King of Malaya
rank highest office in Malaysia
religiousRole Head of Islam in Federal Territories
Head of Islam in own state
Head of Islam in states without a hereditary ruler
residence Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur
residesIn Kuala Lumpur
role ceremonial head of state
style His Majesty
styleMalay Seri Paduka Baginda
symbolOf national unity
termLength 5 years
typeOfMonarchy rotational monarchy

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yang di-Pertuan Agong hasTitleInEnglish King of Malaysia
Coat of arms of Malaysia designReflects King of Malaysia
this entity surface form: Malaysian monarchy
Istana Negara (National Palace) associatedWith King of Malaysia
this entity surface form: Malaysian monarchy