Council of Rulers

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The Council of Rulers is the collective body of hereditary Malay rulers in Malaysia that plays a key constitutional role, including electing the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) and safeguarding Malay and Islamic privileges.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Council of Rulers canonical 2
Conference of Rulers 1

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Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf collective head of state organ ⓘ
constitutional body ⓘ
federal institution of Malaysia ⓘ
advisesOn appointment of judges of the superior courts ⓘ
appointment of key public officials ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Conference of Rulers ⓘ
linked to: Council of Rulers

Majlis Raja-Raja ⓘ
Majlis Raja-Raja Melayu ⓘ
linked to: Majlis Raja-Raja
constitutionalPower consent to amendments affecting Malay privileges ⓘ
consent to amendments affecting rulers' privileges ⓘ
consent to amendments affecting the status of Islam ⓘ
consent to amendments affecting the status of the national language ⓘ
country Malaysia ⓘ
decisionMakingMethod deliberation in camera ⓘ
elects Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong ⓘ
Yang di-Pertuan Agong ⓘ
established 1948 ⓘ
hasChair one of the Malay rulers on a rotational basis ⓘ
hasLegalBasisIn Federal Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ
hasMember Raja of Perlis ⓘ
Sultan of Johor ⓘ
Sultan of Kedah ⓘ
Sultan of Kelantan ⓘ
Sultan of Pahang ⓘ
Sultan of Perak ⓘ
Sultan of Selangor ⓘ
Sultan of Terengganu ⓘ
Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca ⓘ
Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang ⓘ
Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah ⓘ
Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak ⓘ
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan ⓘ
hasNonVotingMember Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca ⓘ
Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang ⓘ
Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah ⓘ
Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak ⓘ
hasVotingMember Raja of Perlis ⓘ
Sultan of Johor ⓘ
Sultan of Kedah ⓘ
Sultan of Kelantan ⓘ
Sultan of Pahang ⓘ
Sultan of Perak ⓘ
Sultan of Selangor ⓘ
Sultan of Terengganu ⓘ
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan ⓘ
jurisdiction federal constitutional matters ⓘ
languageOfProceedings Malay ⓘ
meetingFrequency three times a year or more ⓘ
meetsAt Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage Malay ⓘ
playsRoleIn Malaysian constitutional monarchy ⓘ
predecessor Conference of Rulers of the Malay States ⓘ
primaryFunction electing the Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong ⓘ
electing the Yang di-Pertuan Agong ⓘ
protects special position of Malays ⓘ
special position of natives of Sabah and Sarawak ⓘ
status of Islam as the religion of the Federation ⓘ
status of Malay as the national language of Malaysia ⓘ
relatedOffice Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Conference of Rulers → alsoKnownAs → Council of Rulers ⓘ
Council of Rulers → alsoKnownAs → Conference of Rulers ⓘ
linked to: Council of Rulers