List of Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang

Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang
Incumbent
Abdul Rahman Abbas

since 1 May 2001
Style Tuan Yang Terutama
(His Excellency)
Residence Seri Mutiara, Jalan Utama, 10500 Penang
Appointer Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Inaugural holder Raja Uda Raja Muhammad
Formation 31 August 1957
Website www.penang.gov.my/tyt

The Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang is the ceremonial head of state of the Malaysian state of Penang. The Yang di-Pertua Negeri is styled Tuan Yang Terutama (TYT) (English: His Excellency).

The current office bearer, Abdul Rahman Abbas, was sworn in on 1 May 2001.

List of Yang di-Pertua Negeri

The following is the list of Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang:

Yang di-Pertua Negeri Term of office
Took office Left office Days
1 Raja Uda Raja Muhammad 31 August 1957 30 August 1967 3651
2 Syed Sheh Shahabudin 31 August 1967 31 January 1969 519
3 Syed Sheh Hassan Barakbah 1 February 1969 1 February 1975 2191
4 Sardon Jubir 2 February 1975 30 April 1981 2279
5 Awang Hassan 1 May 1981 30 April 1989 2921
6 Hamdan Sheikh Tahir 1 May 1989 30 April 2001 4382
7 Abdul Rahman Abbas 1 May 2001 present 5952

See also

References

  1. "Malaysia: States". Rulers. Retrieved 13 April 2011. 
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