The installation of Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong today began with a royal salute steeped in military tradition at the main square of Istana Negara.<br /><br />The ceremony, involving members of the Malaysian Armed Forces, symbolises the pledge of loyalty of the national defence forces to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong as the supreme commander of the Armed Forces.<br /><br />The King was accorded the royal salute by the guard of honour mounted by members of the first battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment.<br /><br />The national anthem was then played and the royal standard of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong was hoisted.
