Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah is the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong (head of state) of Malaysia and the sixth Sultan of Pahang. He was a member of the FIFA Council from 2015 to 2019. He was proclaimed as Sultan on 15 January 2019, succeeding his father, Sultan Ahmad Shah, whose abdication was decided at a Royal Council meeting on 11 January.
On 24 January 2019, days after his accession to the throne of Pahang, he was elected as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. He was sworn in on 31 January.
His royal title is: "His Majesty (Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda) Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah, The Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVI." |