King and leader are two words we often hear. In this world, only a handful of countries have a head of state who is a king or queen, and even then with very limited executive authority. Even in a country like Malaysia, the position of king (called Yang Dipertuan Agung) is held in rotation every five years among the sultans of the nine states in Malaysia.

Currently, the Yang Dipertuan Agung is held by Sultan Ibrahim who is also the Sultan of Johor. In other words, not all royal positions are inherited in the same manner as in England and the Netherlands. In Indonesia itself, there is only one formal king, namely Sultan Hamengku Buwono X who is the King of the Yogyakarta Sultanate and also the Governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta.

Read more from Budi W. Soetjipto, Ph.D article on Manajemen ISMS Column at kompas.id -click here-