The Conference of Rulers in Malaysia is a council comprising the nine rulers of the Malay states, and the governors of the other four states. It was officially established by Article 38 of the Constitution of Malaysia, and is the only such institution in the world, according to the Malaysian National Library.
Conference of Rulers
First Malay Rulers Durbar held at the Istana Negara in Kuala Kangsar, Perak in 1897.
The monarchies of Malaysia exist in each of the nine Malay states under the constitutional monarchy system as practised in Malaysia. The political system of Malaysia is based on the Westminster parliamentary system in combination with features of a federation.
A seal containing the coat of arms of the nine monarchical states, inscribed with the word "Great Seal of the Malay Rulers" (Written as "موهور بسر راج٢ نݢري ملايو" ) in Jawi script, displayed in the Royal Museum, Kuala Lumpur. Clockwise from top: Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Johor and Perlis.