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Malaysia’s royal families elected the powerful and outspoken Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar from the southern state of Johor to be the country’s next king. Sultan Ibrahim will take over from current King Al-Sultan Abdullah on 31 January 2024, the keeper of the rulers’ seal said in a statement on Friday. The king plays a largely ceremonial role in the country, but the monarchy has become more influential in recent years due to prolonged political instability that has prompted the incumbent king to wield rarely used discretionary powers. Malaysia’s unique rotational monarchy system allows the leaders of its nine royal families...
