Helping to make important decisions
THERE IS an inner circle within the Selangor palace which state Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah confers with when making decisions on various issues.
Established in 1959, the Selangor Council of the Royal Court functions as an advisory body to the state’s Ruler.
In addition to the Sultan, the council has 22 other members who are categorised into four groups.
The council’s members are made up of the Sultan, the Raja Muda, the Sultan’s brothers, other royal family members, state representatives as well as elders within the state and its districts.
The reigning Sultan is the chairman of the council followed by ex-officio members made up of the
Raja Muda, the Tengku Bendahara Selangor, the Tengku Laksamana Selangor, the Mentri Besar, the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS) chairman and the state Mufti.
This is followed by a group known as Ahli Waris Yang Lain (The Other Heirs), who are royal family members in line to the Selangor throne.
The third group comprises five district chieftains called the “orang besar”.
The subsequent group of seven members is known as the “orangorang tua” or elders comprising men who are well respected within the community.
The requirement for this position is that the person appointed must be a male Shafii Muslim who is not less than 35 years of age, is able to read and write in Bahasa Malaysia and is of good and exemplary conduct.
The current council members are:
Chairman:
Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
Ex-officio members:
1) Raja Muda of Selangor Tengku
Amir Shah
2) Tengku Laksamana Selangor Tengku Sulaiman Shah Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj
3) Selangor Mentri Besar
Amirudin Shari
4) MAIS chairman Datuk
Mohammed Khusrin Munawi 5) Selangor Mufti Datuk Mohd
Tamyes Abd Wahid
Ahli Waris Yang Lain (The Other Heirs):
1) Tengku Panglima Besar Selangor Tengku Abdul Samad Shah Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
2) Tengku Indera Setia Selangor Tengku Ahmad Shah Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
3) Tengku Indera Pahlawan Diraja Tengku Datuk Setia Putra Tengku Azman Shah
4) Tengku Seri Wangsa Diraja Tengku Datuk Setia Ramli Tengku Shahruddin Shah
Orang-orang Besar (District Chieftains)
1) Engku Setia Lela Bestari Raja Tan Sri Arshad Raja Tun Uda
2) Datuk Orang Kaya Maha
Bijaya Gombak Raja Tan Sri
Wan Mahmood Pa’wan Teh 3) Datuk Jugra Kurnia Diraja Tan Sri Syed Mohd Yusof Tun Syed Nasir
4) Datuk Salehuddin Saidin 5) Datuk Orang Kaya Maha Bijaya Petaling Datuk Emran Kadir
Orang Tua-tua (the Elders)
1) Tan Sri Ambrin Buang
2) Tan Sri Ismail Adam
3) Datuk Ramli Mahmud 4) Datuk Mohamad Adzib Mohd Isa
5) Datuk Seri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof
6) Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Haji Mokhtar
7) Tengku Penggawa Muda Paduka Maha Bijaya Kuala Langat Tengku Datuk Mohamed Tengku Harun