List of Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca

The Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca (Malay: Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka, also known as the Governor of Malacca) is the ceremonial head of state of the Malaysian state of Malacca. He is appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the advice of the Chief Minister of Malacca. The Yang di-Pertua Negeri is styled Tuan Yang Terutama (T.Y.T.), or His Excellency.

The Yang di-Pertua Negeri's roles include conferring state honors, dissolving the state assembly and appointing the Chief Minister. He also serves as Malacca's representative in the Conference of Rulers.[1]

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List of Yang di-Pertua Negeri

The following is the list of Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca:[2]

# Yang di-Pertua Negeri Took office Left office
1 Leong Yew Koh 01957-08-31 August 31, 1957 01963-08-31 August 31, 1963
2 Abdul Malek Yusuf 01963-08-31 August 31, 1963 01971-08-30 August 30, 1971
3 Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid 01971-08-31 August 31, 1971 01975-05-09 May 9, 1975
4 Syed Zahiruddin Syed Hassan 01975-05-25 May 25, 1975 01984-11-30 November 30, 1984
5 Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabudin 01984-12-04 December 4, 1984 02004-06-03 June 3, 2004
6 Mohd Khalil Yaakob 02004-06-04 June 4, 2004 present

See also

References

  1. ^ "Peranan Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka" (in Malay). http://www.tytmelaka.gov.my/. Retrieved 2011-04-13. 
  2. ^ "TYT Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka" (in Malay). Malacca State Government. http://www.melaka.gov.my/bm/tyt-yang-dipertua-negeri.html. Retrieved 2011-04-13. 

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