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Perlembagaan Persekutuan

(1) A person who is not a citizen or is a citizen by naturalization

Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Provision
19b
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

Provision text

Official source
19b. (1) A person who is not a citizen or is a citizen by naturalization or by registration under Article 17* of the Federal Constitution shall not be appointed a Yang di-Pertua Negeri. (2) The Yang di-Pertua Negeri shall not hold any office of profit and shall not actively engage in any commercial enterprise. *NOTE—This Article has been repealed by section 5 of the Constitution (Amendment) Act 1962 [Act 14/1962] w.e.f. 1 July 1963—see L.N. 105/1963. See also notes on Article 17.

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Perlembagaan Persekutuan · lom.agc.gov.my · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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