Longest Reigning Malay Monarch

Officially, there are only 10 surviving Malay monarchs who are still reigning today. 9 of them reigning the state in the Federation of Malaysia and according to the rotation system, each of the Malaysian Malay monarchs will be installed as Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (The Supreme Ruler of Malaysia) for 5 years term.

Here is the list of the reigning Malay monarch according to their length of reign;

SULTAN OF KEDAH

The incumbent Sultan of Kedah is HRH Sultan Abd Halim ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah. He inherited the throne on 15th July 1958 and up until now, the longest reigning Sultan among all of the malay monarchs. If he still in the pink of health in 2011, he will be the first Sultan to be installed as Malaysian Yang di-Pertuan Agong twice. And if he still reigning in 2022, he will broke the record of Sultan Sir Ibrahim of Johor who ruled Johor for illustrious 64 years.

Up until this article is post, Sultan Abd Halim has ruled Kedah for glorious 52 years 10 days.


SULTAN OF BRUNEI

The ruling Sultan of Brunei today is HM Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Almarhum Sultan Omar Ali Saiffuddin. The Sultan of Brunei today is the only Malay Sultan who ruling with absolute power and not part with the Federation of Malaysia. The Sultan of Brunei is known for being the richest among all 10 Malay monarchs. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah inherited the throne upon the abdication of his father on 4th October 1967.

Up until this article is post, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has ruled Brunei for 42 years.


SULTAN OF PAHANG

The ruling Sultan of Pahang today is HRH Sultan Ahmad Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar. He inherited the throne after the death of his father on 7th May 1974.

Until this article is post, Sultan Ahmad Shah has ruled Pahang for 36 years 2 months 19 days.


SULTAN OF KELANTAN

The ruling Sultan of Kelantan today is HRH Sultan Ismail Petra ibni Sultan Yahya Petra. He inherited the throne after the death of his father who at that time served as the title as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. He is proclaimed as the Sultan of Kelantan on 30th March 1980.

Until this article is post, Sultan Ismail Petra has ruled Kelantan for 30 years 2 months 25 days.

Since 30th May 2009, his first son, Tengku Muhammad Faris is proclaimed as the Regent of Kelantan due to incapacitation of Sultan Ismail to ruled the state.


SULTAN OF PERAK

The ruling Sultan of Perak today is HRH Sultan Azlan Shah ibni almarhum Sultan Yusof. He is proclaimed as the Sultan of Perak after the death of the ruling Sultan of Perak at that time, Sultan Idris. Sultan Azlan inherited the throne on 3rd February 1984.

Until this article is post, Sultan Azlan Shah has ruled Perak for 26 years 5 months 22 days.


SULTAN OF TERENGGANU

The ruling Sultan of Terengganu today is HM Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Sultan Mahmud. He is proclaimed as the Sultan of Terengganu after the death of his father. He reign officially started on 15th May 1998. Currently, he is the incumbent Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.

Until this article is post, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin has ruled Terengganu for 12 years 2 months 9 days.


RAJA OF PERLIS

The ruling Raja of Perlis today is HRH Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail. He is proclaimed as the Raja of Perlis upon the death of his father on 17th April 2000.

Until this article is post, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin has ruled Perlis for 10 years 3 months 8 days.


SULTAN OF SELANGOR

The ruling Sultan of Selangor today is HRH Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah ibni almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abd Aziz Shah. He is proclaimed as the Sultan of Selangor after the death of his father who at that time served as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. He inherited the throne on 21st November 2001.

Until this article is post, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has ruled Selangor for 8 years 8 months 4 days.


YANG DIPERTUAN BESAR OF NEGERI SEMBILAN

The ruling Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan today is Tuanku Muhriz ibni almarhum Tuanku Munawir. He is installed as the Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan upon the death of his uncle, Tuanku Jaafar ibni almarhum Tuanku Abd Rahman. His accession to the throne is dubbed as “the throne returned to its rightful owner” by the citizens of Negeri Sembilan. He inherited the throne on 29th December 2008.

Until this article is post, Tuanku Muhriz has ruled Negeri Sembilan for 1 year 7 months 27 days.


SULTAN OF JOHOR

The Sultan of Johor today is HRH Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar al-Haj. He inherited the throne upon the death of his father on 22nd January 2010. He is proclaimed as the Sultan of Johor on 23rd January 2010.

Until this article is post, Sultan Ibrahim has ruled Johor for 6 months 2 days.