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Establishing Dewan

al-Amir in UIM Prof. Dato’ Dr Noor Inayah Yaakub

Director, Global Wisdom Academy, Universiti Islam Malaysia
Muhamad Ridzuan Abdul Latif
Deputy Registrar, Global Wisdom Academy, Universiti Islam Malaysia

he Conference of Malay Rulers (also the Council of Rulers or Majlis Raja-
Raja) is the only institution of its kind in existence in the world today. It was
Tofficially established by Article 38 of the Constitution of Malaysia. Being the
supreme institution in Malaysia, even surpassing the power of the Parliament,
the Conference of Malay Rulers is a council comprising the Rulers of the nine
Malay States and the Yang Di-Pertua Negeri or governors of the other four states
in the Federation of Malaysia.

The Malay Rulers have always The involvement of the Palace demonstrated the seriousness
been very much involved in the in setting up UIM dates back to 1368 and belief of the Palace in KIM. On
establishment of UIM even prior to AH (1949 AD) when HRH Sultan the 14 of Sha’ban 1374 AH, KIM
th
the early days of Muslim College Hisamuddin Alam Shah (then the campus was officially graced by the
Malaya or Kolej Islam Malaya Sultan of Selangor) consented to Sultan of Selangor and became the
(KIM) back in 1374 AH (1955 AD). receive in audience a KIM delegation first product of academic nature by
Without the royal institution, it in Selangor Palace, Kuala Lumpur. the Malay Rulers.
is unfathomable to think that an Later on in 1372 AH (1953 AD), His
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educational institution which Royal Highness donated the Jemaah Much later, in the 222 Meeting
develops into a centre of knowledge Palace and its surrounding land in of the Conference of Malay Rulers
and research as it is now can come Kampung Jawa, Klang to be the first held on the 5-6 Zulqaedah 1431 AH
into being. campus of KIM. Such generosity (13-14 October 2010 AD) at Istana

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