KUALA LUMPUR: Sultan Ibrahim of Johor is scheduled to take the oath of office as the country's 17th King today for a five-year term.
The ceremony of taking the oath of office and signing the instrument of office will be held at the 264th (Special) Meeting of the Conference of Rulers at Balairung Seri (throne room), Istana Negara.
At the ceremony, the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, will be sworn in as Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong for the same period.
In the presence of other Malay Rulers, members of the Royal family and dignitaries, Sultan Ibrahim will sign the instruments of proclamation of office, the content of which will be read out by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Sultan Ibrahim is scheduled to depart for the ceremony from Istana Bukit Serene, Johor at 7.45am and board a special aircraft at the Royal Hangar of Senai International Airport, Johor Baru, heading to the capital.
The ceremonial welcome of His Majesty the King will begin at the Subang Air Base at about 9.45am before Sultan Ibrahim heads to Istana Negara for the oath-taking and signing of instruments.
The Queen, Raja Zarith Sofiah, and Their Majesties' children are also scheduled to grace the historic ceremony.
Sultan Ibrahim was elected as the 17th King at the 263rd (Special) Meeting of the Conference of Rulers in October last year, which also saw Sultan Nazrin elected as Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Sultan Ibrahim replaces Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, who completed his reign as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong yesterday (January 30).
Born on November 22, 1958, at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor Baru, Sultan Ibrahim was proclaimed as the Sultan of Johor on January 23, 2010, following the demise of Sultan Iskandar, with the official coronation ceremony taking place on March 23, 2015. – Bernama