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Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will seek an audience with Negri Sembilan's Yang di-Pertuan Besar before finalising the coalition's choice for Menteri Besar.
King Sultan Ibrahim and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim have sent birthday greetings to Sultan of Kedah Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin, who celebrates his 84th birthday. Both leaders offered prayers for his continued health and wellbeing.
Tuanku Muhriz has officially installed Muhammad Faris Johari as the 11th Undang of Luak Sungei Ujong in a traditional ceremony at Istana Besar Seri Menanti, conferring upon him the title Datuk Klana Petra.
The Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan has approved a royal ceremony this Saturday to formalise the installation of Hassan Ab Hamid as the 22nd Undang of Rembau, selected through traditional adat procedures.
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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has stressed that elections should be conducted purely as political contests between parties, warning against drawing Malaysia's royal institutions into the electoral process.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has thanked the Johor Regent for an audience in Kuala Lumpur, using the meeting to underscore his call for political parties to refrain from involving Malaysia's royal institutions in election campaigns.
The Johor regent disclosed he regularly contacts the menteri besar and state secretary at unconventional hours, including 3am, to monitor governance and address unresolved matters affecting the state.
Pakatan Harapan has committed to honouring the Johor State Constitution and the Sultan of Johor's constitutional authority to appoint the Menteri Besar, should the coalition secure the mandate in upcoming state elections.