Duli Yang Maha Mulia (

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: دولي يڠ مها موليا, ) is the title of the state anthem of

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, adopted in 1967. The

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is unknown but the music was written by Saiful Bahri, who also wrote and composed the Malaccan state anthem, '' Melaka Maju Jaya.'' The phrase is also the royal

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, equivalent to His Royal Highness, used to refer to state rulers in

. This royal

is use especially on the head of states of Negeri Sembilan,

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, and Perak.

History

The first state anthem of Selangor was composed in 1908, a re-interpretation of the folk song ''Chantek Manis'' by Daniel Ortego. The lyrics to that are as follows: :Allah selamatkan Duli Yang Maha Mulia, :Kekal dan selamat di-atas Takhta, :Panjangkan umur dan aman sentosa, :Adil mewah murah memerintah rata, :Daulat! In 1967,

Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj ( Jawi: ; 8 March 1926 – 21 November 2001) was the 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and eighth Sultan of Selangor. Early life Born on at 3:30 pm. ...

, the-then Sultan of Selangor, announced that the song would be replaced with the present anthem.

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