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The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Jawi: ) is the head of state (king) of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gained independence from the United Kingdom. Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy with an elected monarch as head of state. The ''Yang di-Pertuan Agong'' is one of the few elected monarchs in the world. The consort of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is called the ''Raja Permaisuri Agong'' (Queen Lady Consort). The couple are respectively addressed in English as "His Majesty" and "Her Majesty". In Malaysia's constitutional monarchy, ''Yang di-Pertuan Agong'' has extensive powers within the Constitution. The constitution specifies that the executive power of the Federal government is vested in the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and is exercised by him on the advice of the federal Council of Ministers. The latter is headed by the Prime Minister, appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong from among the elected members of Parliament. Among them, Yang di-Pertuan Agong has discretionary powers to choose who he wants as the Prime Minister and is not bound by the decision of the outgoing PM and if no party has won a majority vote (Article 40). It, however, does not afford him the right and authority to dismiss the PM. He also can dismiss or withhold consent to a request for the dissolution of Parliament (Article 40).〔(Powers of the king. )〕 He may discontinue or dissolve Parliament (Article 55) but he can only dissolve Parliament at the request of the PM (Article 43). He can reject any new laws or amendments to existing laws but if he still withholds permission, it will automatically become law after 30 days from the initial submission to him (Article 66).〔(Constitutional Crisis, Crisis of 1983 )〕 The 14th and current Yang di-Pertuan Agong is Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah. His reign began on 13 December 2011 after his election by the Conference of Rulers. He is the first ruler to hold the position twice, having served as the fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 1970 to 1975, as well as the oldest elected to the office at the age of 83. The installation of the new Yang di-Pertuan Agong was held on 11 April 2012, at the new Istana Negara at Jalan Duta. == Title == The full title in Malay is ''Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong'', translated into English as "His Majesty, He who is made Supreme Lord (of the Federation)". The Malaysian government officially use the title "The Supreme Head of Malaysia" in the English section of the introductory page in the Malaysian passport, to refer to the head of state of the country. A literal English translation for "Yang di-Pertuan Agong" is "He who is made Supreme Lord". Common English terms used in the media and general public include "King", "High King", "Great King", "Supreme Ruler", "Paramount Ruler", "Supreme Head of State", "Supreme Head of the Federation", and "Supreme Head of State of the Federation". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yang di-Pertuan Agong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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