Sultan of Johor | |
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Sultan and Yang-di Pertuan of the State of Johor, The Abode of Dignity and its dependencies | |
State | |
Incumbent | |
Sultan Ibrahim Ismail Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj since 23 January 2010 | |
coronation 23 March 2015 | |
Details | |
Style | His Majesty |
Heir apparent | Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim Ismail |
First monarch | Alauddin Riayat Shah II |
Formation | 1528 |
Residence | Istana Bukit Serene, Johor Bahru |
Website | royal |
The Sultan of Johor is a hereditary seat and the sovereign ruler of the Malaysian state of Johor. In the past, the sultan held absolute power over the state and was advised by a bendahara . Currently, the role of bendahara has been taken over by first minister (Malay: Menteri Besar) with the constitutional monarchy system via Johor State Constitution. The sultan is the constitutional head of state of Johor. The sultan has his own independent military force, the Royal Johor Military Force (Malay: Askar Timbalan Setia Negeri Johor). The sultan is also the Head of Islam in Johor state. [1]
The first sultan of Johor was Alauddin Riayat Shah II. He was the son of the last sultan of Malacca, Sultan Mahmud Shah. The descendants of the Sultanate of Malacca in Johor ended with the death of Sultan Mahmud Shah II in 1699 and throne was taken over by Sultan Abdul Jalil IV, marking the rule of the House of Bendahara. Abdul Jalil IV was a bendahara before the death of the sultan.
Though Johor has been ruled over by at least 20 sultans, Sultan Abu Bakar who reigned from 1862 to 1895, was the first sultan of the current ruling family, the House of Temenggong. [2] His father, Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim, managed to consolidate enough power to marginalize Sultan Ali who died in 1877.
The office of sultan is currently held by Sultan Ibrahim Ismail Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj, who was proclaimed as the 23rd sultan of Johor on 23 January 2010 and crowned on 23 March 2015 at the Istana Besar, Johor Bahru. His father, Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Al-Khalidi, a great-grandson of Sultan Abu Bakar died on 22 January 2010; the death was announced that night. Ibrahim Ismail, the Tunku Mahkota of Johor (Crown Prince of Johor), was appointed as the Pemangku Raja (Regent) of Johor on the same day. The funeral was held on 23 January after the proclamation of Sultan Ibrahim Ismail.
Sultans of Johor | Reign |
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Malacca-Johor dynasty | |
Alauddin Riayat Shah II | 1528–1564 |
Muzaffar Shah II | 1564–1570 |
Abdul Jalil I | 1570–1571 |
Ali Jalla Abdul Jalil Shah II | 1571–1597 |
Alauddin Riayat Shah III | 1597–1615 |
Abdullah Ma'ayat Shah | 1615–1623 |
Abdul Jalil Shah III | 1623–1677 |
Ibrahim Shah | 1677–1685 |
Mahmud Shah II | 1685–1699 |
Bendahara dynasty | |
Abdul Jalil Shah IV (Bendahara Abdul Jalil) | 1699–1720 |
Malacca-Johor dynasty (claim) | |
Abdul Jalil Rahmat Shah I (Raja Kecil) | 1718–1722 |
Bendahara dynasty | |
Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah | 1722–1760 |
Abdul Jalil Muazzam Shah | 1760–1761 |
Ahmad Riayat Shah | 1761–1770 |
Mahmud Shah III | 1770–1811 |
Abdul Rahman Muazzam Shah I | 1811–1819 |
Ahmad Hussein Muazzam Shah | 1819–1835 |
Ali Iskandar Muazzam Shah | 1835–1855 |
Temenggong dynasty (Sultan of Modern Johor) | |
Abu Bakar al-Khalil | 1886–1895 |
Ibrahim al-Masyhur | 1895–1959 |
Ismail al-Khalidi | 1959–1981 |
Iskandar al-Mutawakkil Alallah | 1981–2010 |
Ibrahim Ismail [3] | 2010–present |
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