Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah ended their reign as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong today.

A ceremonial send-off for the royal couple to their home state will be held to show the gratitude of the government and its people for Their Majesties’ services and sacrifices.

The special ceremony is expected to be brief but steeped in Malay traditions and customs that symbolise the uniqueness of the royal institution.

Sultan Abdullah, 64, who took the oath of office as king on Jan 31, 2019, and Tunku Azizah will leave Istana Negara at about 8am, accompanied by Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz, as the minister in attendance.

The sending-off ceremony will involve several locations, including Istana Negara, Parliament Square, as well as several main roads from the federal capital leading to the Bunga Raya Complex, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, where Their Majesties will board a plane back to Pahang.

Sultan Abdullah was proclaimed the sixth sultan of Pahang on Jan 15, 2019, to succeed his ailing father, Sultan Ahmad Shah, who passed away on May 22, 2019.

Sultan Abdullah will be succeeded by Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, who has been elected as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong for five years starting tomorrow.

- Bernama

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