Person

Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor

1958– · 20th century

Ibrahim Iskandar is the Sultan of Johor, who succeeded his father in 2010, and the King of Malaysia. Under Malaysia's system of rotating monarchy the Conference of Rulers elected him the seventeenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, and he took office on 31 January 2024 for a five-year term. A descendant of the temenggongs who became rulers of Johor in the nineteenth century, he is known for his outspoken defence of Johor's interests.

Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ibrahim-iskandar-of-johor
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