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Head of State
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- EnglishIn order to be elected President of the Republic, it is necessary to be Venezuelan by birth, with no other nationality, to be more than 30 years of age, not a member of the clergy and not subject to any conviction by final judgment, as well as meeting fulfill other requirements prescribed in this Constitution. (Art. 227)
- SpanishPara ser elegido Presidente o Presidenta de la República se requiere ser venezolano o venezolana por nacimiento, no poseer otra nacionalidad, ser mayor de treinta años, de estado seglar y no estar sometido o sometida a condena mediante sentencia definitivamente firme y cumplir con los demás requisitos establecidos en esta Constitución. (Art. 227)
Head of State
Malaysia
- English(1) There shall be a Supreme Head of the Federation, to be called the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, who shall take precedence over all persons in the Federation and shall not be liable to any proceedings whatsoever in any court except in the Special Court established under Part XV.7
(2) The Consort of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (to be called the Raja Permaisuri Agong) shall take precedence next after the Yang di-Pertuan Agong over all other persons in the Federation.
(3) The Yang di-Pertuan Agong shall be elected by the Conference of Rulers for a term of five years, but may at any time resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Conference of Rulers or be removed from office by the Conference of Rulers, and shall cease to hold office on ceasing to be a Ruler.
… (Art. 32) - Malay(1) Maka hendaklah ada seorang Ketua Utama Negara bagi Persekutuan, digelar Yang di-Pertuan Agong, yang hendaklah diberi keutamaan daripada segala orang di dalam Persekutuan dan yang tidak boleh dikenakan apa-apa jua pun prosiding di dalam mana-mana mahkamah kecuali di dalam Mahkamah Khas yang ditubuhkan di bawah Bahagian XV.
(2) Isteri Yang di-Pertuan Agong (digelar Raja Permaisuri Agong) hendaklah diberi keutamaan daripada segala orang lain di dalam Persekutuan selepas Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
(3) Yang di-Pertuan Agong hendaklah dipilih oleh Majlis RajaRaja bagi tempoh lima tahun, tetapi boleh pada bila-bila masa meletakkan jawatannya melalui surat yang ditandatangani sendiri olehnya yang ditujukan kepada Majlis Raja-Raja atau boleh dipecat daripada jawatannya oleh Majlis Raja-Raja, dan hendaklah berhenti memegang jawatan apabila terhenti menjadi Raja.
… (Perkara 32)