MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 06th January, 2019) Sultan Muhammad V abdicated the throne of Malaysia's King, Comptroller of the Royal Household Datuk Wan Ahmad Dahlan Ab Aziz said Sunday in a statement.
"His Majesty has informed this matter officially to the Malay Rulers through a letter issued to the secretary of the Conference of Rulers," the statement reads, as quoted by The Star newspaper.
The reasons for the move were not listed in the statement.
Muhammad V thanked the other Malay rulers who chose him as Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) in 2016, and expressed his appreciation to the country's prime minister and Federal government for cooperation, according to Wan Ahmad.
