The ruler of the Malaysian state of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, was installed because the sixteenth king of Malaysia on Thursday, a historic event that confirmed the country’s unique monarchical rotation system.
The appointment was announced in spite of everything Malaya rulers gathered on Thursday for an Extraordinary Meeting of the Conference of Rulers on the Istana Negara (National Palace) to elect the brand new Yang di-Pertuan Agong (the king is known as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) reign for five years.
Sultan Abdullah succeeded Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan (a state on the east coast of Malaysia), who abdicated the federal throne on January 6, after having been in office since December 13, 2016.
The meeting, chaired by the ruler of Terengganu, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, also elected the ruler of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, because the deputy king of Malaysia for a similar period.
The swearing-in ceremony of the brand new king and his deputy will happen on January 31 at Istana Negara.
Sultan Abdullah was proclaimed the sixth ruler of Pahang on January 15, replacing his ailing father Paduka Ayahanda, Sultan Ahmad Shah, Sultan Abu Bakar.
Sultan Abdullah, who turns 60 this yr, is commonly busy, especially during floods, ensuring that no district escapes his attention.
Sultan Abdullah can also be a well known personality within the country’s sports arena, especially in football, because other than being a footballer himself, he also excels within the aspect of leadership, keeping people united throughout the match.
Currently, Sultan Abdullah is a member of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) council and a member of the FIFA Executive Committee. He also served because the president of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) from 2014 to 2017.
A keen sportsman, while in England he led the Pahang Royal Polo team in a world tournament on the Windsor Polo Club (England), and in addition took part in competitions in Singapore, the United States, Argentina, Spain, Belgium and the Philippines.
Sultan Abdullah, the fourth child and eldest prince of Sultan Ahmad Shah and the late Tengku Ampuan Afzan Tengku Muhammad, was born on July 30, 1959 at Istana Mangga Tunggal in nearby Pekan.
He attended kindergarten at Clifford School in Kuala Lipis in 1965, then continued his primary education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Ahmad in Pekan and Sekolah Bawah Kebangsaan St Thomas in Kuantan (1966-1969), after which secondary school in Sekolah Sekolah Tengah Kebangsaan St. Thomas (1966-1969), 1970-1974).
Sultan Abdullah attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst within the United Kingdom for a yr starting in 1978, where his strong commitment was evident when he was commissioned as a second lieutenant and commissioned by Queen Elizabeth II in 1980.
He was also a captain within the Royal Malaysian Cavalry Corps and was appointed lieutenant colonel of the 505th Territorial Army Regiment on May 1, 1999, after which colonel of the 505th Territorial Army Regiment on June 1, 2000. finally, on April 1, 2004, he was appointed brigadier general of the 505th Territorial Army Regiment.
In addition to his military training, Sultan Abdullah also studied at Aldenham School, Elstree, Hertfordshire, UK and Davies College, London, UK (1975–1977), and at Worchester & Queen Elizabeth College, UK (1980–1981), where he obtained his Diploma International Relations and Diplomacy.
In terms of leadership, his skills were first put to the test when he was appointed Regent of Pahang on April 28, 1979, on the age of 20, and for five years when his father was appointed the seventh King of Malaysia.
Again on December 8, 2016, he was appointed Regent of Pahang until January 11 this yr, when the Pahang Royal Council decided to proclaim him the sixth ruler of Pahang.
Sultan Abdullah married Her Royal Highness Tengku Puan Pahang Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandaria Almarhum Almutawakkil Alallah Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj, on 6 March 1986.
They are blessed with 4 sons and five daughters.
source: BERNAMA
