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Assertive new king sets Malaysian politics up for tests in balance of power
Johor’s Sultan is vocal on a range of issues – from race relations to the role of the monarch – and can be expected to push back on policies not to his liking
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Given Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar’s outspoken nature, all eyes will be on how he manages his relationship as the king with the government.
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On Jan 31, Malaysia will get a new king. The crown will pass from Pahang’s Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah to Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor.
The selection of Johor’s Sultan as Malaysia’s 17th monarch reinforces tradition in that it keeps to the unique system of rotational rule by the country’s nine hereditary rulers laid down since independence.
