King of Malaysia

Supreme Head of the Federation
Yang di-Pertuan Agong يڠ دڤرتوان اݢوڠ‎
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Incumbent Ibrahim Iskandar since 31 January 2024
Style	His Majesty
Type	Constitutional elective federal monarchy
Status	Head of state
Abbreviation	YDPA
Residence	Istana Negara (official) Istana Melawati (secondary)
Appointer	Conference of Rulers
Term length	Five years, non-renewable immediately
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Malaysia, Article 32
Formation	31 August 1957; 67 years ago (1957-08-31)
First holder	Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Deputy	Sultan Nazrin Shah
Salary	RM 1,054,560/US$ 254,571 annually[1]
Website	istananegara.gov.my

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The King of Malaysia,^[2] officially Yang di-Pertuan Agong (YDPA; lit. 'He who is made Lord'^[3] Jawi: يڠ دڤرتوان اݢوڠ‎), is the constitutional monarch and head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957, when the Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gained independence from the United Kingdom. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is elected by the Conference of Rulers, comprising the nine rulers of the Malay states, with the office de facto rotated between them, making Malaysia one of the world's few elective monarchies.

The 17th and current Yang di-Pertuan Agong is Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor. He was elected on 26 October 2023, at a special meeting of the Conference of Rulers; he took the oath of office and was sworn in at the Istana Negara on 31 January 2024. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong's queen consort is known as the Raja Permaisuri Agong, currently Raja Zarith Sofiah. The royal couple are styled in English as "His Majesty" and "Her Majesty".^[4]