Abdullah
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Al-Mustafa Billah (He who is chosen by God) | |||||||||
Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVI | |||||||||
Reign | 31 January 2019 – 30 January 2024 | ||||||||
Installation | 30 July 2019 | ||||||||
Predecessor | Muhammad V | ||||||||
Successor | Ibrahim Iskandar | ||||||||
Sultan of Pahang | |||||||||
Reign | 11 January 2019 – present | ||||||||
Proclamation | 15 January 2019 | ||||||||
Predecessor | Ahmad Shah | ||||||||
Heir apparent | Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah | ||||||||
Born | Istana Mangga Tunggal, Pekan, Pahang, Federation of Malaya | 30 July 1959||||||||
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House | Bendahara | ||||||||
Father | Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah | ||||||||
Mother | Tengku Ampuan Hajah Afzan Rahimahallah binti Almarhum Tengku Panglima Perang Tengku Muhammad | ||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
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Allegiance | Malaysia | ||||||||
Service | Malaysian Army | ||||||||
Years of service | 1978–present | ||||||||
Rank | Field marshal Admiral of the Fleet Marshal of the Air Force | ||||||||
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Che Puan Besar Kalsom, the Che Puan Besar and stepmother of the Sultan
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1983 Singapore | Men's tournament[2] |
Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (Jawi: السلطان عبدﷲ رعاية الدين المصطفى بالله شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان حاج أحمد شاه; ; born 30 July 1959) is the Sultan of Pahang since ascending to the throne following the abdication of his father in 2019. He was the sixteenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia), from 2019 to 2024, being sworn in just a few weeks after ascending to the throne as Sultan of Pahang.[3][4]
Abdullah played an unusually prominent role in domestic politics, particularly during the 2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis[5] and the intricate negotiations that followed the 2022 general election, which resulted in a hung parliament. As a result of this, he is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong who had the most prime ministers during his tenure (Mahathir Mohamad, Muhyiddin Yassin, Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Anwar Ibrahim).
Beyond his royal responsibilities, Abdullah was actively engaged in international sports governance, serving as a distinguished member of the FIFA Council from 2015 to 2019.[6]
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