Malay Rulers convene to the choose the 17th Agong – here are the cars they turned up in at Istana Negara

Malay Rulers convene to the choose the 17th Agong – here are the cars they turned up in at Istana Negara

The Conference of Rulers are convening a special meeting today (October 27) at the Istana Negara to elect the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Nine Malay Rulers will be present to cast their votes to elect a new Yang di-Pertuan Agong and a new deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

As it was when Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was appointed as the 10th prime minister of Malaysia, the gathering will surely offer a brief view of the rulers’ vehicles of choice as they arrive at the palace.

The first vehicle to be sighted this morning was that of the Sultan of Johor, a Lincoln Town Car stretched limousine. The royal entourage also consisted of a number of GMC Yukon SUVs. Next to be spotted was the Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan’s 7th-gen Rolls Royce Phantom Series I EWB. We’ll update the post further as sightings are made available.

The special meeting is being called as Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah’s reign as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong will come to an end on January 30 next year.

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Anthony Lim

Anthony Lim believes that nothing is better than a good smoke and a car with character, with good handling aspects being top of the prize heap. Having spent more than a decade and a half with an English tabloid daily never being able to grasp the meaning of brevity or being succinct, he wags his tail furiously at the idea of waffling - in greater detail - about cars and all their intrinsic peculiarities here.

 

Comments

  • ROTI CANAI on Oct 27, 2023 at 11:52 am

    why use imperialist car

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  • Just imagined the ringgit amt of Excise duties, sales tax, road tax & car insurance that our dear rulers needed to pay. Daulat Tuanku !

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    • Ex VGM staff on Oct 28, 2023 at 1:11 pm

      Fyi, sultan Johor often buys cars direct from Singapore. And once across the border his highness could be just fix his special yellow plates.

      Each and every Agong will be given an allocation of 10 cars over the 5 years term. Any model and make. Paid by government – means no import tax, custom duties etc apply.

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  • Truckers on Oct 27, 2023 at 4:46 pm

    Surprised Johor Sultan didnt ride in with his Mack big rig, that will sure overshadow all his other royal peers.

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  • Copycat on Oct 28, 2023 at 5:58 pm

    US President in Istana

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