Malaysian King Sultan Muhammad V has abdicated after just two years on the throne. Malaysian King Sultan Muhammad V has abdicated after just two years on the throne. The palace said in a statement that the 49-year-old Sultan Muhammad V had resigned with immediate effect, cutting short his five-year term. Sultan Muhammad V, ruler of north-east Kelantan state, was installed in December 2016 as one of Malaysia’s youngest constitutional monarchs. Under a unique system maintained since Malaysia’s independence from Britain in 1957, nine hereditary state rulers take turns as king for five-year terms.

Source: Irish Independent January 06, 2019 12:29 UTC