The 250th meeting of the Conference of Rulers today was presented with the latest briefings on national defence and security by armed forces chief Zulkifli Zainal Abidin and inspector-general of police Mohamad Fuzi Harun.

Keeper of the rulers’ seal Syed Danial Syed Ahmad in a statement said the meeting also touched on several appointments, including for the Election Commission chairperson, as well as the chairperson and members of the Education Service Commission (SPP).

The appointments of a Special Court Judge and Higher Courts’ Judges and matters pertaining to the Islamic religion were also discussed at the meeting held at Istana Negara, he added.

"The Conference of Rulers, at the pre-council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, was also informed by deputy prime minister and Women and Family Development Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail on the government's proposal to raise the minimum age limit of marriage in the relevant legislation in Malaysia," he said.

The one-day meeting was chaired by the Perlis Raja 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 Dr Muhammad Faiz Petra.

The meeting was also attended by the governors of Penang, Malacca, Sabah and Sarawak.

The rulers and their representatives were accompanied by the respective menteris besar and the governors by the respective chief ministers.

- Bernama