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MALAYSIA’S SYSTEM AND STRUCTURE OF STATE GOVERMENT. MALAYSIA’S SYSTEM AND STRUCTURE OF STATE GOVERMENT. SULTAN AND YANG DI-PERTUAN NEGERI. THE POSITION OF SULTANS INHERITED SINCE THE MALACCA SULTANATE AND CONTINUED IN THE NINE MALAY STATE
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SULTAN AND YANG DI-PERTUAN NEGERI • THE POSITION OF SULTANS INHERITED SINCE THE MALACCA SULTANATE AND CONTINUED IN THE NINE MALAY STATE • THE POSITION OF SULTAN IS FURTHER STRENGTHENED THROUGH THE FEDERAL CONSTITUITION WITH THE SETING UP OF THE INSTITUITION OF THE YANG DI-PERTUAN AGONG
HEADS OF STATE AND THE CONSTITUTION • THE RULER IS THE HEAD OF A STATE AND SYMBOLIZES THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE STATE CONCERNED • THE POSITION OF THE RULER/SULTAN OR YANG DI-PERTUAN NEGERI IS PROTECTED UNDER THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION • ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 71(1) OF THE CONSTITUTION, THE SPECIAL RIGHTS OF HIS MAJESTY IS TO INHERIT AND TO HOLD, TO ENJOY AND EXECUTE PARLIAMENTARY
AUTHORITY • THE APPOINMENT OF THE MENTERI BESAR • THE REFUSAL O ASSENT TO THE REQUEST FOR DISSOLVING THE STATE LEGASLATIVE ASSEMBLY • THE REQUEST FOR THE RULERS COUNCIL TO MEET AND DISCUSS THE SPECIAL RIGHTS, POSITION, SOVEREIGNTY AND SUPERMACY OF THE RULERS OR ISSUE PERTAINING TO RELIGIOUS ACTS, PRACTICES AND CEREMONIES • WHATEVER DUTY AS HEAD OF THE ISLAMIC RELIGION OR MALAY CUSTOMS • THE APPOINMENT OF THE HEIR OR QUEEN, THE ACTING RULER OR THE ACTING’S RULER COUNCIL • THE APPOINMENTOF PEOPLE HOLDING RANK, TITLES, HONOURS AND DESTINATIONSACCORDING TO MALAY CUSTOMS AND DETERMINING THE DUTIES CONCERNED • MAKING RULES RELATING TO THE ROYAL AUDIENCE HALL AND THE PALACE
STATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL STATE CABINET • THIS BODY IS HEADED BY THE MENTERI BESAR, WHEREAS FOR STATES THAT DO NOT HAVE THE SULTAN, IT IS HEADED BY THE CHIEF MINISTER • THIS BODY ALSO KNOWN AS SATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IN PENINSULAR, THE CABINET IN SABAH AND THE SUPREME COUNCIL IN SARAWAK • THE STATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PERFORMING VARIOUS STATE POLICIES, IMPLEMENTS THEM AND ACTS AS ADVISOR TO THE RULER OR YANG DI-PERTUAN NEGERI