Yang Di-Pertuan Agong
| Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia | |
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| يڠ دڤرتوان اݢوڠ | |
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| Muhammad V of Kelantan | |
| Sultan of Kelantan | |
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| Style | His Majesty |
| First monarch | Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan |
| Formation | 31 August 1957 |
| Residence | Istana Negara, Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur |
| Website | istananegara |
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Styles of The Yang di-Pertuan Agong |
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| Reference style | His Majesty |
| Spoken style | Your Majesty |
| Alternative style | Tuanku |
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (literally "He Who Is Made Lord",Jawi: يڠ دڤرتوان اݢوڠ) is the 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. Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy with an elected monarch as head of state. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is one of the few elected monarchs in the world. His queen consort is called Raja Permaisuri Agong. The couple are styled in English as "His Majesty" and "Her Majesty".
In Malaysia's constitutional monarchy, Yang di-Pertuan Agong has extensive powers within the constitution. The constitution specifies that the executive power of the Federal government is vested in the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and is exercised by him on the advice of the federal Council of Ministers. The latter is headed by the Prime Minister, appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong from among the elected members of Parliament. Among them, Yang di-Pertuan Agong has discretionary powers to choose who he wants as the Prime Minister and is not bound by the decision of the outgoing PM if no party has won a majority vote (Article 40). It, however, does not afford him the right and authority to dismiss the PM. He also can dismiss or withhold consent to a request for the dissolution of Parliament (Article 40). He may discontinue or dissolve Parliament (Article 55) but he can only dissolve Parliament at the request of the PM (Article 43). He can reject any new laws or amendments to existing laws but if he still withholds permission, it will automatically become law after 30 days from the initial submission to him (Article 66).
The 15th and current Yang di-Pertuan Agong is Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan. His reign began on 13 December 2016, after his election on 14 October 2016 at the 243rd (special) Conference of Rulers. The ceremonial installation of the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong will be held in April 2017.
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