Source : Sin Chew Daily & Malaysia Today
Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar of Johor shared his views on a number of major issues in a recent media interview.
The Sultan has in recent years expressed his personal views on a number of issues in the country, and these have drawn widespread attention among Malaysians.
We need to understand that our Malay Rulers are only symbolic rulers who nevertheless enjoy some unique status and roles under the country’s constitutional monarchy system.
Generally speaking, these rulers do not hold actual power of administration under the constitutional monarchy system, save for their symbolic significance. That said, constitutional monarchy system varies from country to country. In Malaysia, we have not only inherited the British system, but have also incorporated the Malay social traditions that accord the Rulers a very noble position, including their roles as the religious heads of their respective states.