List of Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang
| Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang | |
|---|---|
| Style |
Tuan Yang Terutama (His Excellency) |
| Residence | Seri Mutiara, Jalan Utama, 10500 Penang |
| Appointer | Yang di-Pertuan Agong |
| Inaugural holder | Raja Uda Raja Muhammad |
| Formation | 31 August 1957 |
| Website |
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The Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang is the ceremonial head of state of the Malaysian state of Penang. The Yang di-Pertua Negeri is styled Tuan Yang Terutama (TYT) (English: His Excellency).
The current office bearer, Abdul Rahman Abbas, was sworn in on 1 May 2001.
List of Yang di-Pertua Negeri
The following is the list of Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang:
| № | Yang di-Pertua Negeri | Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Days | ||
| 1 | Raja Uda Raja Muhammad | 31 August 1957 | 30 August 1967 | 3651 |
| 2 | Syed Sheh Shahabudin | 31 August 1967 | 31 January 1969 | 519 |
| 3 | Syed Sheh Hassan Barakbah | 1 February 1969 | 1 February 1975 | 2191 |
| 4 | Sardon Jubir | 2 February 1975 | 30 April 1981 | 2279 |
| 5 | Awang Hassan | 1 May 1981 | 30 April 1989 | 2921 |
| 6 | Hamdan Sheikh Tahir | 1 May 1989 | 30 April 2001 | 4382 |
| 7 | Abdul Rahman Abbas | 1 May 2001 | present | 5705 |
See also
References
- "Malaysia: States". Rulers. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
External links
- TYT Yang di-Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang at the Penang State Government (Malay)
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