Word: sirajuddin
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...NAMED. SYED SIRAJUDDIN SYED PUTRA JAMALULLAIL 58, the ruler of Perlis, Malaysia's smallest state, as the country's 12th King since 1957; in Kuala Lumpur. Syed Sirajuddin, trained at Britain's Sandhurst, served in the army before succeeding his father as Sultan of Perlis last year. His election has no political significance; the ceremonial crown is rotated among royalty every five years. RETIREMENT ANNOUNCED. Of DICK ARMEY, 65, the House of Representatives Republican majority leader since 1995; in Washington, D.C. Armey, extolled by fellow Texan George W. Bush for his tax-cutting agenda, will step down after completing...