National
Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong
- Malay: Timbalan 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 for a five-year term at the same time as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Federal Constitution, Art. 32(3) and Third Schedule). Acts for the Agong when he is absent or unable to act (Art. 33).
- Chosen by
- Conference of Rulers
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Nazrin Shah of Perak 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: Deputy 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: Deputy 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: Nazrin Shah of Perak, current term
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