Yang di-Pertuan Agong

Yang di-Pertuan Agong, a Malay title usually translated as "Supreme Head", "Supreme Ruler" or "Paramount Ruler", is the official title of the head of state of Malaysia. The position is often glossed as King in English. Since 1993, the full title in Malay has been, Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Prior to that the prefix Ke Bawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia was also used.

Previous office-holders

The following rulers have served as Yang di-Pertuan Agong previously:

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• Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad of Negeri Sembilan,b. 1895, reigned 1957-1960, died in office 1 April 1960.
• Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah of Selangor, b. 1898, reigned 1960, died in office 1 September 1960.
• Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail of Perlis, b. 1920, reigned 1960-1965, died 2000
• Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainal Abidin III of Terengganu, b. 1907, reigned 1965-1970, died 1979
• Tuanku Al-Mutassimu Billahi Muhibbudin Sultan Abdul Halim Al-Muadzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah of Kedah, b. 1924, reigned 1970-1975, fl.2004
• Sultan Yahya Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim Petra of Kelantan, b. 1917, reigned 1975-1979, died in office 29 March 1979
• Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Mustain Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah of Pahang, b. 1930, reigned 1979-1984, fl. 2004
• Baginda Almutawakkil Alallah Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail of Johor, b. 1932, reigned 1984-1989, fl. 2004
• Sultan Azlan Muhibbudin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yusuff Izzudin Shah Ghafarullahu-lahu of Perak, b. 1928, reigned 1989-1994, fl. 2004
• Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan, b. 1922, reigned 1994-1999, fl. 2004
• Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj of Selangor, b. 1922, reigned 1999-2001, died in office 21 November 2001