Conference of Rulers
On 24 January 2019 Thursday, the Conference of Rulers elected Sultan Abdullah as the 16th "Yang di-Pertuan Agong" of Malaysia to replace Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan who abdicated weeks earlier. Sultan Abdullah was sworn in as the 16th King of Malaysia on 31 January 2019 in a public ceremony as he officially took up the residency of the Istana Negara, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim. The Conference of Rulers also elected Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah of Perak as the Deputy "Yang di-Pertuan Agong".