Malaysia Chooses New King After Previous Monarch Steps Down
- Sultan Abdullah of Pahang state to take oath of office Jan. 31
- Former monarch Muhammad V stepped down midway through his term
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Malaysia has chosen Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang state as the new king, weeks after the previous monarch abdicated in an unprecedented move.
The Conference of Rulers elected the king, known as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, after convening at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, according to a statement from the keeper of the rulers’ seal. The country’s nine Malay state rulers elect the king among themselves through a rotational monarchy, with each term lasting for five years.