Agong Inauguration Day 2019

The government has declared 30 july 2019 to be a public holiday to celebrate the installation of malaysia s 16th agong al sultan abdullah ri ayatuddin al mustafa billah shah.

Agong inauguration day 2019. The next yang di pertuan agong will take his oath of office on jan 31 which will enable him to carry out his duties according to the keeper of the rul ers seal. Since 2012 istana negara at jalan tuanku abdul halim kuala lumpur is the venue of the ceremonial enthronement with malaysian television networks providing a live nationwide simulcast of the proceedings. Chief secretary to the government datuk seri dr ismail bakar stated that the holiday was announced in accordance with the public holidays act 1951 which applies to peninsular malaysia and labuan. If inauguration day falls on is a sunday the presidential oath is usually administered in a private ceremony on that day and a public ceremony and celebrations are held on the following day.

On january 20 2009 barack obama became the first african american president to be inaugurated. He was elected on 24 january at a special meeting of the conference of rulers. A fake message has been circulating on social media claiming that it is a holiday linked to the agong s inauguration. He took the oath of office and was sworn in at the istana negara on 31 january.

A simple inauguration ceremony is held on the day the yang di pertuan agong begins his term in which the sovereign takes the oath of office. The message said malaysians could get 11 days of consecutive holidays by taking annual leaves on february 4 7 and 8 as there will be four public holidays in the week the agong s inauguration day jan 31 federal territory day feb 1 chinese new year feb 5 6. The yang di pertuan agong sultan muhammad v arrived here today at the oxford centre for islamic studies ocis for the inauguration of the centre s new building.