Yang di-Pertuan Agong

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The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the elected constitutional monarch who serves as the federal king and ceremonial head of state of Malaysia.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Seri Paduka Baginda 1
Yang di-Pertuan Agong X 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
elective monarchy
head of state
abbreviation YDPA
appointedBy Conference of Rulers
bodyElector Conference of Rulers of Malaysia
ceremonialResidence Istana Negara (National Palace)
ceremonialRole opens sessions of the Parliament of Malaysia
represents Malaysia at state functions
constitutionalDocument Federal Constitution of Malaysia
country Malaysia
createdBy Federal Constitution of Malaysia
surface form: Federal Constitution of Malaya
domain Government of Malaysia
surface form: federal government of Malaysia
electionMethod elected among hereditary rulers of Malay states
eligibility Malay Muslim ruler of a Malaysian state monarchy
firstHolder Tuanku Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan
flag Royal Standard of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
formationDate 31 August 1957
governmentSystem Westminster system
hasAdvisoryBody Conference of Rulers
Government of Malaysia
surface form: Prime Minister and Cabinet of Malaysia
hasPower appoints the Prime Minister of Malaysia
may declare a state of emergency under the constitution
may dissolve Parliament on advice of the Prime Minister
supreme commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces
hasTitleInEnglish King of Malaysia
isUniqueFeatureOf Malaysian political system
jurisdiction Malaysia
languageOfTitle Malay language
legalStatus constitutional monarch
literalMeaning He Who is Made Lord
nativeName Yang di-Pertuan Agong self-link
nativeNameLanguage Malay
precededBy British monarch as head of state of Malaya
religiousRole Head of Islam in states without a hereditary ruler
Head of Islam in the Federal Territories
residence Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur
role ceremonial head of state of Malaysia
federal king of Malaysia
rotationSystem among nine Malay rulers
seat Kuala Lumpur
selectionPool hereditary rulers of the Malay states
style His Majesty
Yang di-Pertuan Agong self-linksurface differs
surface form: Seri Paduka Baginda
subordinateTo Federal Constitution of Malaysia
succession not hereditary at federal level
symbol Coat of arms of Malaysia
termLength 5 years
typeOfMonarchy rotational monarchy

Referenced by (11)

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

Malaysian Army allegiance Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Royal Malaysian Air Force allegiance Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Dewan Negara appointmentAuthority Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Parliament of Malaysia headOfStateRole Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Federation of Malaya headOfStateTitle Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Malaysia headOfStateTitle Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Parliament of Malaysia includesRole Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Yang di-Pertuan Agong nativeName Yang di-Pertuan Agong self-link
Yang di-Pertuan Agong style Yang di-Pertuan Agong self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Seri Paduka Baginda
Tuanku Ja’afar title Yang di-Pertuan Agong
this entity surface form: Yang di-Pertuan Agong X