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King Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
King Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

King Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah

Malaysian, 1927 - 2017
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Place ActiveKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah, GCB KStJ served as the 28th Sultan of Kedah, reigning from 1958 to 2017. He served as the fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 1970 to 1975, and as the 14th Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 2011 to 2016. He was the first person to reign as Yang di-Pertuan Agong twice, as well as the oldest elected to the office.