Who is Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar of Johor, the next king of Malaysia?

In a significant move, Malaysia's royal families have chosen Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar of Johor as the nation's upcoming monarch. The role of the king in Malaysia is primarily ceremonial, but recent political upheavals have amplified the monarchy's influence. Malaysia's unique rotational monarchy system allows the leaders of its nine royal families to serve as king for a term of five years. The nation, a parliamentary democracy, sees the king as the head of state.