The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has been described as the kind and caring monarch on social media due to his humility towards his people.
Photo via Instagram (istana_negara)
As a child growing up I’ve always heard the phrase “raja berjiwa rakyat”. With our current agong I finally get to experience how it feels like to live thru it. #DaulatTuanku #Malaysia2020 https://t.co/CDeDFlDUBQ
— Adlin (@adlinyusman) February 25, 2020
Mulia sungguh hati Tuanku Agong. Semalam minta PA hantar makanan kat wartawan di luar pintu Istana Negara. Hari ni, minta orang setup kan khemah pula. Tuanku Agong & Permaisuri berjiwa rakyat ❤❤😘
— FIBZ (@fibzthegreat) February 25, 2020
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The King has been winning hearts through his kind actions in the past of stopping to help accident victims and queuing at a fast-food restaurant to buy food for himself.
#Agong sekali lagi periksa mangsa kemalangan https://t.co/GXSYSoyXIf
— BERNAMA (@bernamadotcom) January 29, 2020
🎥Instagram Istana Negara pic.twitter.com/PQbk8wUTNj
Agong periksa dua kemalangan berlaku sekitar Putrajayahttps://t.co/Px1xScycdi
— BERNAMA (@bernamadotcom) November 8, 2019
Video: Instagram Istana Negara pic.twitter.com/hdVCRHQHfY
COMEL LAH AGONG BELI KFC! 😂 pic.twitter.com/fTBwEEjzvd
— 🦌 t a e 🐾 (@taeyong) June 21, 2019
Now with the current political situation, he’s quick to show his kindness yet again!
First, the king treats the reporters waiting outside Istana Negara with KFC for dinner (February 24) and McDonald’s the next day. Not only that - he even took the time to distribute the food himself and spent a few minutes talking to them, while munching on some fries.
Terbaiklah YDP Agong kita. Sangat prihatin dan berjiwa rakyat.
— GengKeselamatanNegara (@GengKNegara) February 25, 2020
Semalam KFC hari ini mcD 👍🏾👍🏾
DAULAT TUANKU!!! pic.twitter.com/PSBZ1UVyZg
He also brought out 40 plush chairs from inside the palace and brought them out to the reporters for them to sit on, so they wouldn’t have to stand while waiting outside Istana Negara’s gate.
Sebanyak 40 buah kerusi dan tiga meja makan disediakan oleh pihak istana bagi memudahkan urusan media yang menunggu di pintu 2 Istana Negara sejak pagi tadi pic.twitter.com/uAdhZUGMQv
— BERNAMA (@bernamadotcom) February 26, 2020
If that wasn’t enough, the king also called over a Milo truck to serve the reporters with cold drinks and even catered ikan patin tempoyak for lunch.
#Malaysia2020 Perkembangan terkini di hadapan pintu masuk Istana Negara ketika ini. Alhamdulillah, pegawai Istana Negara menyedia kerusi dan meja kepada petugas media. Terima kasih!!! @501Awani pic.twitter.com/CgtK437aBI
— Hasimi Muhamad (@HasimiM) February 26, 2020
The King invited reporters into Istana Negara for a briefing, and even bent the rules and allowed them into the building without a dress code requirement, as reported by Malay Mail.
In an unprecedented move, Istana Negara has invited members of the media into the compound for a briefing, without needing to observe the formal dress code. pic.twitter.com/eAunx0Fe3I
— TheMalaysianInsight (@msianinsight) February 25, 2020
Bila baca perkara 1 dan perkara 3 dari 9 matlamat utama yang digariskan dalam #Wawasan2020, memang terasa surrealnya!https://t.co/IaIiZbpRPt
— [SM] Muzaffar Mustapa 🧢 (@sultanmuzaffar) February 25, 2020
What can we expect from our beloved Agong next is anyone’s guess. But we can only expect it’ll break the internet...as usual.
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
