sultan kingMaḥmūd of Ghazna (rened ad 998–1030) was the first Muslim ruler to be called sultan by his contemporaries, and under the Seljuqs of Anatolia and Iran it became a regular title.The king is the umbrella to the people and the people are the pillars of the king, Sultan Abdul Halim said in comments issued through the national news agency, Bernama. The king's