KUALA LUMPUR: The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, chaired the 249th meeting of the Conference of Rulers yesterday at Istana Negara.
The two-day meeting which began yesterday was attended by all the Malay Rulers except
for the Sultans of Pahang and Kelantan.
The Regent of Pahang, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, represented the Sultan of Pahang while the Regent of Kelantan, Dr Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra, represented the Sultan of Kelantan.
At the meeting, which began at 10.30 am, the Malay Rulers were accompanied by the respective menteris besar while the Yang Dipertuas Negeri of Penang, Sabah and Melaka were accompanied by the respective chief ministers.
The Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sarawak, Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud, was accompanied by Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan.
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V, is scheduled to attend the meeting today. – Bernama