Malaysia's Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, inspects an honour guard
before his coronation ceremony as the new Sultan of Selangor, at his
Alam Shah Palace in Klang, 70 kilometres (43 miles) west of Kuala
Lumpur March 8, 2003. Sharafuddin, 55, on Saturday was coronated as the
ninth sultan for the state of Selangor, following the demise of his
father Sultan Salahuddin Aziz Shah in November 2001. REUTERS/Bazuki
Muhammad

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