Council of Rulers

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
Malaysian constitutional institution
gptkbp:authority consent required for certain religious and language matters
consent required for constitutional amendments affecting rulers' privileges
gptkbp:country gptkb:Malaysia
gptkbp:established 1948
gptkbp:firstAppearance February 1948
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Council of Rulers
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Federal_Constitution_of_Malaysia
gptkbp:Malay_name gptkb:Majlis_Raja-Raja
gptkbp:meetingFrequency three times a year
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Istana_Negara,_Kuala_Lumpur
gptkbp:members hereditary rulers of the nine Malay states
governors of four Malaysian states (without voting rights for Agong election)
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Malay
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Conference_of_Rulers_(pre-independence)
gptkbp:role advises on constitutional matters
elects the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
deliberates on national policies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Malaysian_Constitution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6