PEKAN – The proclamation of Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah as the sixth Sultan of Pahang on Jan 15 will make him the most likely candidate to assume the post of Yang di-Pertuan Agong, said an academic specialising in constitutional monarchy.
Universiti Malaysia Pahang researcher Wan Nazrul Helmy Wan Mohd Zain said although the seniority of a ruler is a consideration in choosing the Agong, it is still possible for the Conference of Rulers to choose Tengku Abdullah when they meet on Jan 24.
He said the system of rotation among Malay rulers is not based on seniority.
Since 1957, rulers from Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Perlis, Terengganu, Kedah, Kelantan, Pahang, Johor and Perak had taken turns to become the Agong.
The second round of the rotation began in 1994 with the election of Tuanku Jaafar from Negeri Sembilan. This was followed by Selangor’s Sultan Salehuddin Abdul Aziz Shah in 1999, Perlis’ Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail in 2001, Terengganu’s Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin in 2006, Kedah’s Sultan Abdul Halim in 2011 and Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan from 2016.
“Based on the existing rotation system, Tengku Abdullah can be considered by the Conference of Rulers to become the next Yang di-Pertuan Agong although he has just been announced to ascend the throne as the sixth Sultan of Pahang,” Wan Nazrul told Bernama.
“This has happened before when Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail became the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Dec 13 2001, although he only ascended the Perlis throne on April 17, 2000,” he said.
Wan Nazrul said Tengku Abdullah has been the crown prince since 1975 when he was just 16.
“He has inherited the character of his father and is humble, caring and close to the people,” he said.
– FMT
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