King of Malaya

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The King of Malaya was the constitutional monarch and head of state of the Federation of Malaya prior to the formation of Malaysia in 1963.

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
head of state
title
alsoKnownAs Supreme Head of the Federation of Malaya NERFINISHED
Yang di-Pertuan Agong NERFINISHED
appointedBy Conference of Rulers NERFINISHED
appoints Prime Minister of the Federation of Malaya
capitalOfRealm Kuala Lumpur NERFINISHED
ceremonialRole Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the Federation of Malaya
constitutionalSystem Westminster-style parliamentary democracy
country Federation of Malaya NERFINISHED
eligibility hereditary rulers of the Malay states
endDate 1963-09-16
endedWith formation of Malaysia in 1963
establishedInYear 1957
firstHolder Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan NERFINISHED
firstHolderEnd 1960-04-01
firstHolderStart 1957-08-31
flag Royal Standard of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong NERFINISHED
formationContext independence of the Federation of Malaya from the United Kingdom
jurisdiction Federation of Malaya NERFINISHED
legalBasis Federal Constitution of the Federation of Malaya NERFINISHED
monarchType elective monarchy
nativeNameLanguage ms
nativeTitle Yang di-Pertuan Agong Persekutuan Tanah Melayu NERFINISHED
powers largely ceremonial
predecessorOffice British High Commissioner in Malaya NERFINISHED
religionRole Head of Islam in his own state and some federal territories
replacedBy Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia NERFINISHED
residence Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur NERFINISHED
role constitutional monarch of the Federation of Malaya
head of state of the Federation of Malaya
secondHolder Hisamuddin of Selangor NERFINISHED
secondHolderEnd 1960-09-01
secondHolderStart 1960-04-14
selectionMethod elected monarchy
startDate 1957-08-31
style His Majesty NERFINISHED
Seri Paduka Baginda NERFINISHED
succeededBy King of Malaysia NERFINISHED
symbolizes unity of the Federation of Malaya
termLength 5 years
thirdHolder Putra of Perlis NERFINISHED
thirdHolderEnd 1963-09-16
thirdHolderStart 1960-09-21

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King of Malaysia predecessorOffice King of Malaya