Dear friends around the world, I have lived in Malaysia for over 20 years. During this time, I have developed a great appreciation for the cultures and customs that exist in Malaysia, which has inspired me to write more about the aspects of Malaysia that enrich its culture. Here is another interesting post to give you more background and understanding of Malaysia. Malaysia adopts a constitutional monarchy system that is a mixture of hereditary and elected monarchs. Malaysia consists of several administrative regions across thirteen states and three federal territories. Nine states are ruled by monarchs, four states are supervised by a Yang di-Pertua Negeri or Governor, and the Federal Government controls the remaining three federal territories. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on the office of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or the Head of State of Malaysia, and the nine states that are ruled by either hereditary or elective monarchs. These states are: Johor Darul Ta’zim Kedah Darul Aman Kelantan Darul Naim Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus Pahang Darul Makmur Perak Darul Ridzuan Perlis Indera Kayangan Selangor Darul Ehsan Terengganu Darul Iman I am pleased to present to you the monarchy in Malaysia, its history, and how […]