Malaysia’s former King and son of Nations First King Tuanku Ja’afar Tuanku Abdul Rahman, a royal state ruler who became Malaysia’s king for five years under the country’s unique monarchal system, has died. He was 86.
Tuanku Ja’afar, the constitutional head of central Negri Sembilan state, was taken to a hospital Saturday after complaining of a [...]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Before banning Muslims from performing yoga, Malaysia’s top Islamic body should have first consulted the country’s nine hereditary sultans who are considered upholders of Islam here, one sultan said Monday.
The unprecedented comment bordering on rebuke by Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah exposes the deep divisions caused by the Fatwa Council’s edict in this [...]

LONDON, Nov 21 (PTI) — Pop singer Michael Jackson has converted to Islam and changed his name to Mikaeel.
The 50-year-old star, pledged his allegiance to the Koran in a ceremony at a friend’s mansion in Los Angeles, the Sun reported.
Jackson sat on the floor wearing a tiny hat after an Imam was summoned to officiate [...]

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THIS time next year, Indonesia could be led by a king.
No, the republic is not turning into a monarchy, but Sultan Hamengkubuwono X could be elected Indonesia’s seventh President in next year’s election.
The ruler of Yogyakarta, the only territory in this vast archipelago which is governed by a monarchy, is one of the most [...]

KUALA LUMPUR, NOV 8 (BNA)– KING OF MALAYSIA MIZAN ZAINAL ABIDIN TODAY RECEIVED SHAIKH NASSER BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA AND SHAIKH KHALID BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA.
SHAIKH NASSER DELIVERED TO THE KING OF MALAYSIA A MESSAGE FROM HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA ON THE OCCASION OF THE PARTICIPATION OF SHAIKH NASSER [...]

Hydra Properties has today announced that its CEO Dr. Sulaiman Al Fahim has been honoured with a gold medal of excellence from HM Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, The King of Malaysia, for his tireless efforts in supporting Equestrian activities world wide.

The honour came on the occasion of Hydra’s attendance of the FEI World Endurance Championship [...]