The installation of Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong today began with a royal salute steeped in military tradition at the main square of Istana Negara.

The ceremony, involving members of the Malaysian Armed Forces, symbolises the pledge of loyalty of the national defence forces to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong as the supreme commander of the Armed Forces.

The King was accorded the royal salute by the guard of honour mounted by members of the first battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment.

The national anthem was then played and the royal standard of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong was hoisted.