Agong Inauguration Day 2019
Since 2012 istana negara at jalan tuanku abdul halim kuala lumpur is the venue of the ceremonial enthronement with malaysian television networks providing a live nationwide simulcast of the proceedings.
Agong inauguration day 2019. He took the oath of office and was sworn in at the istana negara on 31 january. The 16th and current yang di pertuan agong is sultan abdullah of pahang replacing sultan muhammad v of kelantan who abdicated on 6 january 2019. On january 20 2009 barack obama became the first african american president to be inaugurated. He was elected on 24 january at a special meeting of the conference of rulers.
The next yang di pertuan agong will take his oath of office on jan 31 which will enable him to carry out his duties according to the keeper of the rul ers seal. A simple inauguration ceremony is held on the day the yang di pertuan agong begins his term in which the sovereign takes the oath of office. If inauguration day falls on is a sunday the presidential oath is usually administered in a private ceremony on that day and a public ceremony and celebrations are held on the following day. Chief secretary to the government datuk seri dr ismail bakar stated that the holiday was announced in accordance with the public holidays act 1951 which applies to.
Previously feedme malaysia warned our readers about the fake news which purported january 31 2019 would be a public holiday due to the agong s inauguration day eventually it led to malaysia government call centre mygcc making a clarification that the claim was false. The daily reported this based on a statement from keeper of the royal seal tan sri syed danial syed ahmad who added that the swearing in ceremony for. In a report by astro awani it was confirmed that the council of rulers will choose the 16th yang di pertuan agong along with his deputy on 24th january 2019. A fake message has been circulating on social media claiming that it is a holiday linked to the agong s inauguration.
24 april 2017 has been declared a public holiday in conjunction with the inauguration of the 15th yang di pertuan agong sultan muhammad v image via the sun daily the installation of sultan muhammad v will take place at the balairung seri in the morning while the royal dinner will be held at dewan santapan at night.