Johor Sultan decrees he is to be addressed as 'His Majesty' in English


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 05 Sep 2017

A file picture of Sultan Ibrahim taken during His Majesty's coronation ceremony on March 25, 2015. - Johor state government

JOHOR BARU: The official English form of address for Johor's Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar has been changed from "His Royal Highness" to "His Majesty", effective Sept 5.

The Johor Council of Royal Court president Datuk Abdul Rahim Ramli said Sultan Ibrahim decreed the change in honorific titles with the privileges, power and authority vested in him under Article 7(2)(d)(f) and (g) of the Second Part of the Johor State Constitution of 1895.

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