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Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah has been the sixth sultan of Pahang since ascending to the throne in 2019. He previously reigned as the King of Malaysia from 2019 until 2024.
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politics · King of Malaysia from 2019 to 2024 · monarch · also Abdullah of Pahang, Pahang
Born 30 July 1959 · Q15467111
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Public attention spiked: 3,215 Wikipedia readers in one day, 8.2× the usual 390, with 0 article edits.
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles (2023).
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Awarded Order of State of Republic of Turkey presented by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (2022).
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Awarded Most Excellent Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia (2019).
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Career landmark: installation of Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVI.
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Career landmark: Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi MARA (2019).
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Career landmark: Yang di-Pertuan Agong (2019–2024).
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Career landmark: Sultan of Pahang (2019).
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When his father's health began to deteriorate
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Abdullah achieved the rank of major within the Royal Armoured Corps
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Where he served as a cavalry officer in the Royal Armoured Corps
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Abdullah was commissioned as a second lieutenant by Queen Elizabeth II
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Where he initially served as an officer cadet
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Born 1959-07-30.
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