King of Malaysia
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (lit. 'He Who is Made Lord', Jawi: يڠ دڤرتوان اݢوڠ), also known as the Supreme Head of the Federation, the Paramount Ruler, or simply the Agong and also unofficially as the King of Malaysia, is the constitutional monarch and head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957, when the Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gained independence from the United Kingdom. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is elected by the Conference of Rulers, comprising the nine rulers of the Malay states, with the office de facto rotated between them, making Malaysia one of the world's few elective monarchies.
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| Yang di-Pertuan Agong يڠ دڤرتوان اݢوڠ | |
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| Style | His Majesty |
| Type | Constitutional elective federal monarchy |
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| Appointer | Conference of Rulers |
| Term length | Five years, non renewable immediately |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Malaysia, Article 32 |
| Formation | 31 August 1957 |
| First holder | Tuanku Abdul Rahman |
| Deputy | Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong |
| Salary | RM1,054,560 annually US$223,069.00 annually |
| Website | istananegara.gov.my |
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The 17th and current Yang di-Pertuan Agong is Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor. He was elected on 26 October 2023, at a special meeting of the Conference of Rulers; he took the oath of office and was sworn in at the Istana Negara on 31 January 2024. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong's queen consort is known as the Raja Permaisuri Agong, currently Raja Zarith Sofiah. The royal couple are styled in English as "His Majesty" and "Her Majesty".