The Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal Syed Danial Syed Ahmad, in a statement, said the meeting also touched on several appointments, including the appointment of the chairman of the Election Commission as well as the appointments of the chairman and members of the Education Service Commission (SPP).

Appointments of a Special Court judge and higher court judges and matters pertaining to the Islamic religion were also discussed at the meeting held at Istana Negara, he said.

He said the Conference of Rulers, at its pre-council meeting yesterday, was also informed by Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail on the government’s proposal to raise the minimum age limit for marriages.

The one-day meeting today was chaired by Raja of Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail and attended by all the Malay rulers, except the sultans of Pahang, Johor, Kedah and Kelantan.

Pahang was represented by the Regent, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah; Johor by the Tunku Temenggong, Tunku Idris Iskandar Sultan Ibrahim; Kedah by the Raja Muda, Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah Sultan Sallehuddin; and Kelantan by the Regent, Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra.

The meeting was also attended by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang, Melaka, Sabah and Sarawak.