Selangor Council of the Royal Court explained

Selangor Council of the Royal Court, established in 1959, serves as an advisory council to the head of Selangor state government, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Al-Haj. There are 22 members of the council, which is made up of Selangor royal family members and Selangor state officers.

Members

Chairman: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Al-Haj

Ex-officio:

1. Crown Prince of Selangor - Tengku Amir Shah Ibni Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
2. Tengku Bendahara Selangor - vacant
3. Tengku Laksamana Selangor - Tengku Sulaiman Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
4. Menteri Besar Selangor - Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari
5. MAIS Chairman - Datuk Mohamad Adzib Mohd Isa
6. Mufti Selangor - Datuk Mohd Tamyes Abd Wahid

The Other Heirs：

1. Tengku Aris Temenggong Selangor - vacant
2. Tengku Panglima Besar Selangor - Tengku Abdul Samad Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al Haj
3. Tengku Panglima Raja Selangor - Tengku Ahmad Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al Haj
4. Tengku Indera Pahlawan Diraja Selangor - Tengku Dato' Setia Putra Alhaj bin Tengku Azman Shah Al Haj

District Chieftains：

1. Tengku Seri Wangsa Diraja - Tengku Datuk Ramli bin Tengku Sri Andika Diraja Sharuddin Shah
2. Engku Setia Lela Bestari - Raja Tan Sri Arshad bin Raja Sir Tun Uda
3. Datuk Orang Kaya Maha Bijaya Gombak - Dato' Paduka Raja Tan Sri Wan Mahmood bin Pa’wan Teh
4. Datuk Jugra Kurnia Diraja - Tan Sri Syed Mohd Yusof bin Tun Syed Nasir
5. Datuk Salehuddin Saidin

The elders ：

1. Datuk Abdul Halim bin Datuk Abdul Rauf
2. Tan Sri Ambrin Buang
3. General Tan Sri Mohd Hashim bin Mohd Ali
4. Tan Sri Ismail bin Adam
5. Datuk Ramli bin Mahmud
6. Datuk Mohammad Khusrin bin Munawi

Source:^[1]

Issues and news

On 6 May 2008, DAP chairman, Karpal Singh in the newspaper The Malay Mail was reported to accuse the Sultan of Selangor had interfered with the affairs of Selangor state executives. On 13 Mei 2008, Selangor Council of the Royal Court releases a statement refuting the accusation, saying that the Sultan has the right to give his views, advise and warn the state government on the affairs of the people in accordance to the state constitution.^[2]

On 13 March 2018, the council states that they never issued an offer letter for the decoration of Selangor to a person named Goh Boon Leong and a police report has been lodged regarding the forged letter.^[3]

On 14 July 2023 The Selangor Council of the Royal Court is demanding Menteri Besar of Kedah Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor to issue a public apology over his recent remark that was deemed to have insulted the state ruler.

Council member Dato’ Emran Abdul Kadir, representing the group, said the PAS leader ought to apologise immediately considering his statement has been widely shared online.

He said this after lodging a police report against Sanusi here. Also present were other members of the council, namely Tan Sri Ambrin Buang, Dato’ Setia Mohamad Adzib Mohd Isa, Tan Sri Mohd Zawawi Salleh and Dato’ Setia Mohammed Khusrin Munawi.

“We are making this report so that the police can begin investigation and take appropriate action,” Emran told

Notes and References

1. News: Wani Muthiah. Advisory body to the state Ruler. 16 April 2018. thestar.com.my. 11 December 2016.
2. https://archive.today/20121117043411/http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/special.asp?pr=pilihanraya2008&y=2008&dt=0513&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Politik&pg=po_03.htm Dewan Diraja Selangor bidas Karpal
3. News: The Selangor Council of the Royal Court esposes fake Datuk. 16 April 2018. thestar.com.my. 13 March 2018.