Perak Sultan chairs meeting of Conference of Rulers

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, chaired the 249th meeting of the Conference of Rulers today at Istana Negara.
The two-day meeting which began today was attended by all the Malay Rulers except for the Sultans of Pahang and Kelantan.
The Regent of Pahang, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, represented the Sultan of Pahang while the Regent of Kelantan, Dr Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra, represented the Sultan of Kelantan.
At today's meeting, which began at 10.30 am, the Malay Rulers were accompanied by the respective Mentri Besar while the Yang Dipertua Negri of Penang, Sabah and Malacca were accompanied by the respective chief ministers.
The Yang Dipertua Negri of Sarawak, Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud, was accompanied by Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan.
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V, is scheduled to attend the meeting tomorrow. — Bernama