Kelantan ruler Sultan Muhammad V's resignation as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong paves the way for the selection of a new ruler for the Malaysian federation.
Sources told Malaysiakini that the Conference of Rulers will convene a meeting tomorrow to discuss the matter, but it is unclear if a decision would be made immediately.
In the interim, Perak ruler Sultan Nazrin Shah, who is the Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong, will be the acting king.
By convention, the Agong is elected on rotation based on a set list.
According to the list, the next in line is Pahang. However, Pahang Sultan Ahmad Shah has been ill for some time and his son, Crown Prince Tengku Abdullah, is the regent.
In a way, the situation has some similarities when it was Kelantan's turn. At the time, Sultan Muhammad V's father Sultan Ismail Petra was also ill.
However, a well-placed source told Malaysiakini that a key difference was when it was Kelantan's turn, Sultan Muhammad V was already the official monarch of the state.
Sultan Ismail Petra suffered a major stroke in 2009 after a prolonged illness and the Kelantan succession council proclaimed Sultan Muhammad V as the new ruler in 2010.
In contrast, Tengku Abdullah is not the official Pahang sultan but is only a regent.
If the Conference of Rulers finds that it cannot elect the new Yang di-Pertuan Agong from Pahang, the next in line will be Johor, where Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar reigns.
After Johor is Perak.
The source said if the selection process goes smoothly, the new Agong is set to go through the coronation ceremony by April. - Mkini
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