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MALAYSIA

Sports-loving sultan picked as Malaysian king after shock abdication

Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah was elected as the new king during a special meeting of Malaysia’s royalty

  • Sam Reeves
3 min read
Sultan Nazrin Shah of northern Perak state is the acting king, as he is the current deputy and performed Muhammad V’s duties after he went on medical leave at the start of November. (Faris Hadziq/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)
MALAYSIA

New Malaysian king to be picked this month after shock abdication

The king stepped aside on Sunday following intense speculation about his future

  • Sam Reeves
3 min read
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V is the first monarch to have renounced the throne. (Faris Hadziq/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)
MALAYSIA

Malaysia’s king abdicates in historic first

Sultan Muhammad V’s decision marks the first time a king has abdicated in the country since it gained independence from Britain in 1957

  • Sam Reeves
2 min read