KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 (Bernama) -- His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia today conveyed Happy Federal Territory Day greetings.
Their Majesties conveyed the greetings through a poster uploaded to the Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar Facebook page.
Sultan Ibrahim was sworn in as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong in a ceremony steeped in tradition at Istana Negara here yesterday.
His Majesty replaced Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah of Pahang whose five-year reign as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong ended on Tuesday (Jan 30).
The Federal Territory Day is celebrated on Feb 1 every year to commemorate the declaration of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan as Federal Territories.
Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory in 1974, Labuan in 1984 and Putrajaya in 2001.
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