Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysia’s KingMuhammad V has abdicated the throne, palace officials has confirmed.
The resignation took effect from January 6,according to the palace.
Muhammad V was crowned and became the 15thmonarch on April 24, 2017.
The palace confirmed the resignationwith immediate effect of the 49-year-old, who had been on thethrone for two years.
Malaysia is a constitutionalmonarchy, with a unique arrangement where the throne changes hands every five yearsbetween rulers of the nine Malaysian
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