Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (L) and his consort Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah at the coronation on July 30 (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Sultan ofPahang, Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, was enthroned as the 16thking of Malaysia on July 30.
Sultan Abdullah was elected king by the Conferenceof Rulers in January. He replaced Sultan Muhammad V, who resigned after overtwo years on the throne, the first time ever in Malaysia’s history.
Malaysia’s kings are elected by the rulersof the country’s nine states, who take turns in serving five-year terms. Thesystem has been maintained since 1957.
In his maiden speech as King, SultanAbdullah called on the people to refrain from raising matters that canundermine and destroy the country's harmony, stressing that unity and harmonyare pillars of strength of the nation.
He also voiced his belief that theMalaysian government led by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad could addresssocio-economic challenges to make the country prosper in the coming time.
Despite the merely ceremonial role, Malaysia'sIslamic royalty command great respect. The king is also the symbolic head ofIslam in the nation, as well as the nominal chief of the military. -VNA
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong has sent a congratulatory message to Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, who was sworn in as the 16th King of Malaysia on January 31.
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Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (L) and his consort Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah at the coronation on July 30 (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
