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Yang di Pertuan Agong Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah The King of Malaysia Malaysia is called Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, after the former monarch married a former former Russian beauty queen. Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy, with a unique arrangement whereby the national throne changes owner every 5 years between rulers of the 9 federal states. These 9 federal states are led by Islamic royal family: a sultan. These sultans choose a new king, who is appointed for a period of 5 years. He is the 16th king of Malaysia.
Wearing black and yellow regalia, the king was sworn in after inspecting a military honour guard and receiving a 21-gun salute at parliament. His roles include appointing cabinet ministers and senior judges on the advice of the prime minister. He also appoints top Islamic clerics and is considered the highest ranking figure in the armed forces. Public criticism of the king and state sultans is more or less illegal. Under Malaysian sedition laws people who incite "hatred or contempt" towards the monarchy can be imprisoned for three years. Abdul Halim, an avid golfer and sports fan, is the constitutional ruler of Malaysia's northern Kedah state, nicknamed the country's rice bowl because of its vast paddy fields.
The 59-year-old King Sultan Abdullah is an enthusiastic sports enthusiast, who holds positions at various kind of sports. Sultan Abdullah (2019) is a member of the board of the FIFA world football board, chairman of the Asian Hockey Association and a former head of the Malaysia football association. He is also an enthusiastic polo player. Abdul Halim, who was installed as ruler of his state in 1958, has been described by his family as a caring leader and a fan of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Nat King Cole. Malaysian media noted that when Abdul Halim became king in 1970 he had to travel by train from Kedah to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's largest city. On Tuesday he took a flight and was bid farewell by an estimated 30,000 people who thronged the roads to Kedah's airport.
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