I bid farewell to the sultan of Terengganu as Agong and welcome the sultan of Kedah, whose state I originate from. Crowned for the second time, he said in his first address:

‘The Agong is the umbrella (over) the people and the people (are) the pillars of the Agong. The Agong’s greatest role is to ensure there will be no cruelty, and destruction, to the people and to the country. In a constitutional monarchy system, the Agong is the arbitrator, the balancing power so that there will be peace, stability and public order.’