Selangor sultan presides over 261st Conference of Rulers meeting

Selangor ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah presided over the 261st Meeting of the Conference of the Rulers at Istana Negara today.

The last meeting was held on Nov 29-30 last year, presided by the Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir.

Before the meeting started at 10.45am, Sultan Sharafuddin took the Royal Salute at the Grand Guard of Honour mounted by three officers and 103 members of the First Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment at the Main Square of the palace.

Sultan Sharafuddin also planted the Sepang tree in the palace’s garden as a symbol of the Selangor ruler presiding over the 261st edition of the meeting.

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah also witnessed the planting of the tree.

The honour guard and the tree-planting initiatives were mooted by Sultan Abdullah and had never been done before his appointment as Malaysia's 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

The honour guard was first mounted at the 254th edition of the meeting, while the tree-planting initiative was introduced at the 255th meeting.

The two-day meeting is being attended by Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar of Johor, Tuanku Muhriz of Negeri Sembilan, and Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah of Kedah.

Pahang is being represented by the Regent of Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah, while Perlis is represented by Raja Muda Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail and Kelantan, by Crown Prince Tengku Dr Muhammad Faiz Petra.

Also in attendance were the Governor of Penang Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak, the Governor of Malacca Mohd Ali Rustam, and the Governor of Sabah Juhar Mahiruddin.

Sarawak is being represented by state assembly speaker Mohamad Asfia Awang Nasar.

All the rulers are being accompanied by their respective menteri besar, and governors by their chief ministers, except for the Sarawak state assembly Speaker who was accompanied by Deputy Premier Awang Tengah Ali Hasan.

- Bernama