Order of precedence in Johor

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The Johor order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the state of Johor. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a state nature.

Johor State of Malaysia

Johor, formerly known as Johore, is a state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the northwest. Johor shares maritime borders with Singapore to the south and Indonesia to both the west and east. Johor Bahru is the capital city and the economic centre of the state, Kota Iskandar is the seat of the state government, and Muar serves as the royal town of the state. The old state capital is Johor Lama. As of the 2015 census, the state's population is 3,553,600. Johor has highly diverse tropical rainforests and an equatorial climate. The state's mountain ranges form part of the Titiwangsa Range, which is part of the larger Tenasserim Range connected to Thailand and Myanmar, with Mount Ophir being the highest point in Johor.

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Order of precedence

Order of precedence in Johor [1] is as follows:

No.Description
1His Majesty the Sultan
2Her Majesty the Queen
3His Royal Highness the Tunku Mahkota
4Her Highness the spouse of the Tunku Mahkota
5The Right Honourable the Menteri Besar
6(obsoleted)
7Honourable Chairperson of the Royal Court
8Their Highnesses the Sultan's children
9Grand Commanders of the Royal Family Order of Johor (DK I)
10Commanders of the Royal Family Order of Johor (DK II)
11
12Their Honours Judges of the High Court
13Honourable Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
14Honourable State Secretary
15Honourable Members of the Executive Council
16Members of the Royal Court
17Honourable State Legal Adviser
18Honourable State Financial Officer
19Honourable Federal Ministers
20State Mufti
21Vice Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
22Honourable Federal Deputy Ministers
23Their Highnesses Members of the State Royal Family
24Commander of the 7th Brigade
25State Police Chief
26the Dato' Bergelar
27
  • Tan Sri
  • Federal and State Datuk
28Honourable Members of the Legislative Assembly
29Honourable Senators representing the State
30Honourable Members of the House of Representatives representing the State
31Chairperson of the State Public Service Commission
32Members of the State Public Service Commission
33Members of the State Islamic Affairs Council
34Head of Federal and State Departments
35Justices of the Peace
36State Administrative Officers
37Headmen
38Local Councillors
39Recipients of honours from other states
40Recipients of Federal honours

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References

  1. Mohd. Tohar, Mokhtar; M. Basri, Ahmad Fawzi (2010). Protokol di Malaysia: Tradisi dan Amalan. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. p. 368.