National
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
- Malay: Yang di-Pertuan Agong
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by the Conference of Rulers
- Exact method
- Elected by the Conference of Rulers (Rulers of the nine Malay states) from among its members for a five-year term, by secret ballot (Federal Constitution, Art. 32(3) and Third Schedule). The office rotates in an agreed order among the nine Rulers. Sultan Ibrahim of Johor has served since 31 January 2024; his term ends on 30 January 2029.
- Chosen by
- Conference of Rulers
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor since January 2024 Report Source: wikidata.org, checked
Sources
- lom.agc.gov.my · checked Federal Constitution (Art. 32, 38, 43, 45, 46, 55, 56, 122B), read 2026-10-12: how each national office is filled and its term. Office list and seat counts for the Cabinet from Wikipedia "Anwar Ibrahim cabinet" (revision read 2026-10-12); Fallback: Wikipedia, because pmo.gov.my was unreachable (connection failed); cross-checked against Bernama/NST reports of the 17 December 2025 reshuffle. For: Yang di-Pertuan Agong
- parlimen.gov.my · checked Malay (ms) names: parliament body and office names as used on the Malay-language Parliament portal; ministry names as used in standard Malay usage by the Government (pmo.gov.my unreachable on 2026-10-12, so not individually verified against official text; flagged official=false for office names). For: Yang di-Pertuan Agong in Malay
- wikidata.org · checked Agong and Deputy Agong sworn/elected 31 January 2024 (Conference of Rulers, 27 October 2023 vote; Wikipedia/Wikidata); Chief Justice sworn in 28 July 2025 (Bernama via Malay Mail); Speaker Johari Abdul. Fallback: Wikipedia/Wikidata and press, because official pages were not read in detail. For: Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor, current term
We're still adding some details for this area. Report something missing.