Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has been crowned Malaysia's 16th king under the country's unique system of monarchy.
The 59-year-old, who wore a traditional outfit in
pale blue for the ceremony, took the oath of office at the National
Palace in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday Jan 31,2019, nearly a month after the sudden
decision of his predecessor, Sultan Muhammad V who step down on January 6 after only two years on the throne; the first
time a king has stepped down. The palace gave no reason for the
decision.
He was accompanied by his wife, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah.
Malaysia's nine royal households take turns to serve as king, or Yang di-Pertuan Agong, for five years each as part of a system that was agreed in 1957, when what was then Malaya got independence from the British.
Sultan Abdullah, who is from the central state of Pahang,
takes the throne as the government of Mahathir Mohamad which won power
in May moves to introduce wide-ranging institutional reforms.
The king is head of the state and commander of the armed forces and also oversees key appointments.
Mahathir, government ministers and members of parliament welcomed the
new king at the parliament building ahead of the coronation.
The king inspected the guard of honour and was given a 21-gun salute.
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