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SEMBILAN

The Pagarruyung Dynasty

GENEALOGY

1960 - 1967 H.R.H. Paduka Sri Tuanku Munawir ibni al-Marhum Tuanku ‘Abdu’l Rahman Shah, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan. b. at Kuala Pilah, 29^th March 1922, eldest son of Colonel H.R.H. Paduka Sri Tuanku ‘Abdu’l Rahman ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Muhammad, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan, GCMG, by his first wife, Y.M. Tunku Mahar un-nisa binti Tengku Membang, sometime Tuanku Ampuan, educ. Malay Sch, Sri Menanti, Malay Coll, Kuala Kangsar, Perak, King George V Sch, Seramban, and the Sch of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), London. Invested with the title of Tunku Muda of Serting by his father 6^th July 1934, and prom to Tunku Laksamana 25^th April 1937. ADC to his father 1936, Cmsnd as 2^nd-Lieut 3^rd (Negri Sembilan) Btn Btn Federated Malay States Volunteer Force (FMSVF)1937, retd 1939, attaché Land Office Seremban 1949-1950, Officer Negri Sembilan Home Guard in Kuala Pilah 1952-1955, District Home Guard Officer for Tampin 1955-1956 and Kuala Pilah 1956-1957. Served as Regent of Negri Sembilan during the absence of his father overseas 31^st August 1954 to November 1954 and in Kuala Lumpur, 3^rd September 1957 to 5^th April 1960. Proclaimed as Yang di-Pertuan Besar after the death of his father, 5^th April 1960. Installed at the Balairong Sri, Istana Besar, Sri Menanti, 17^th April 1961. Rcvd: DMN (17.4.1961), SMN (31.8.1958), SPMB and DK of Brunei (24.9.1958), Queen Elizabeth II Coron (1953), and Sultan Ismail of Johore Coron (1960) medals, etc. m. at the Istana Besar, Sri Menanti, 1^st January 1940, H.R.H. Tunku Durat un-Nafisa Aziba binti Tunku Besar Burhan ud-din [Tunku Durah], Tuanku Ampuan (b. at Istana Baroh, Sri Menanti, 25^th June 1922; d. 8^th August 1999, bur. at the Royal Cemetery, Sri Menanti), educ. Sri Menanti Malay Sch, and Tuanku Muhammad Sch, Kuala Pilah, raised to the title of Tunku Ampuan Muda 6^th October 1957, proclaimed as Tuanku Ampuan of Negri Sembilan by her husband at the Balairong Sri, Istana Besar, Sri Menanti, 14^th April 1961 and installed with him at the Balairong Sri, Istana Besar, Sri Menanti, 17^th April 1961, Chair Negri Sembilan Poppy Day Appeal Cttee 1957-1967, Patron Negri Sembilan Branch of the Malayan Soc for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, etc, rcvd: DKNS, fifth daughter of Y.A.M. Tunku Burhan ud-din ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Antah, Tunku Besar, CMG, by his first wife, Y.M. Tunku Sharifa Alawiya binti Sayyid ‘Abdu’l Hamid, eldest daughter of Y.M. Sayyid ‘Abdu’l Hamid, by his wife, Y.M. Tunku Ambong Bahiya binti Tunku Besar Daud, daughter of Y.A.M. Tunku Daud ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Nasir ud-din, Tunku Besar. He d. at Istana Hinggap, Seremban, 14^th April 1967 (bur. at the Royal Cemetery, Sri Menanti), having had issue, one son and five daughters:

• 1) Y.A.M. Tunku Muhriz ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Munawir, Tunku Besar, of Sri Menanti, who succeeded as H.R.H. Paduka Sri Tuanku Muhriz ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Munawir, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan – see below. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• 1) Y.A.M. Tunku Umpa Munawirah binti al-Marhum Tuanku Munawir, Tunku Putri. b. at the Istana Besar, Sri Menanti, 16^th June 1943, educ. Tunku Kursiah Sch, Kuala Pilah, Tunku Besar Sch, Tampin, Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, Seremban, Sunny Hill Sch, Bruton, Somerset, Univ of the Sorbonne, Paris, and St James’s Coll, London. Invested with the title of Tunku Putri at the Balairong Sri, Istana Besar, Siri Menanti, 1^st September 1963. Rcvd: DKYR (19.7.1986). m. 16^th January 1967 (nikah), Y.M. Tengku Noone Aziz bin Tengku Mahmud (b. at Kota Bharu, 17^th December 1938; d. d. at University Hospital, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, 2^nd August 2002, bur. Royal Cemetery, Sri Menanti), sometime Chair Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, son of Y.B.M. Tengku Mahmud ibni al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad IV, Tengku Jaya Pahlawan, of Kelantan, by his wife, Cik Dah binti ‘Abdu’l Majid. She d. 9^th October 1991 (bur. Royal Cemetery, Sri Menanti), having had issue, three sons – see Malaysia (Kelantan).
• 2) Y.A.M. Tunku Mudziah binti al-Marhum Tuanku Munawir, Tengku Puan Sharif Bendahara. b. at Sri Menanti, 22^nd August 1944. Rcvd: SPMP (4.12.1995). m. at Istana Munarah, Seremban, 8^th March 1969, Y.A.M. Datuk Sri di-Raja Syed Badar ud-din ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalulail, Tengku Sharif Bendahara (b. 1^st January 1945), second son of General H.R.H. Tuanku Syed Harun Putra ibni al-Marhum Syed Husain Jamal ul-Lail, Raja of Perlis, KCMG, by his first wife, H.R.H. Tengku Budriah binti al-Marhum Tengku Ismail, Raja Perempuan, daughter of Y.A.M. Tengku Mek Haji Tengku Ismail ibni al-Marhum Tengku Besar, of Patani. She d. at the National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur, 14^th September 2004 (bur. at the Royal Cemetery, Sri Menanti), having had issue, one son and three daughters – see Malaysia (Perlis).
• 3) Y.A.M. Tunku Datin Anne Dakhlah binti al-Marhum Tuanku Munawir. b. at Kuala Pilah, 29^th August 1951. Vice-Presdt Malaysian Ladies Golf Assoc. Rcvd: DKYR (14.1.2010). m. Y.Bhg. Dato’ ‘Abdu’l Malik bin Tan Sri Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah, Dir of Intelligence Anti-Corruption Agency, rcvd: DSNS (23.3.2003), son of Y.B. Tan Sri Shaikh ‘Abdu’llah bin Shaikh Abu Bakar, sometime Chair Malaysian Public Service Cmsn and The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (NSTP). She had issue, three daughters:
  • a) Siti Mazeera binti Tan Sri ‘Abdu’l Malik. m. Encik Shazmi Izzam bin Haji ‘Abdu’l Samad. She has issue, one son.
  • b) Siti Mazlina binti Tan Sri ‘Abdu’l Malik. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  • c) Siti Mazlynda binti Tan Sri ‘Abdu’l Malik.
• 4) Y.A.M. Tunku Deborah binti al-Marhum Tuanku Munawir. b. at Kuala Pilah, 8^th March 1953. Rcvd: DKYR (14.1.2010). m. Y.Bhg. Dato’ Ahmad Fuad bin ‘Abdu’l Rahman, rcvd: DSTM (14.1.2011). She had issue, two daughters.
• 5) Y.A.M. Tunku Deannah binti al-Marhum Tuanku Munawir. b. at Kuala Pilah, 22^nd November 1954. Rcvd: DKYR (14.1.2010). m. 10^th August 1974, Y.M. Tengku Datuk Amran bin Tengku Datuk Muhammad Yusuf (b. 12^th May 1950), elder son of Commander Y.M. Datuk Tengku Datuk Muhammad Yusuf bin Tengku Nambul, of Jelebu, sometime Cdr Central Brigade Police Field Force, by his wife, Y.M. Tengku Aisha binti Tengku Ya’akub, daughter of Y.M. Raja Ya’acob bin Raja Haji Embong, of the Beringin line. She had issue, three daughters - see Malaysia (Jelebu).

1967 - 2008 Colonel H.R.H. Paduka Sri Tuanku Ja’afar ibni al-Marhum Tuanku ‘Abdu’l Rahman, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan, GCB (c 14.10.1998). b. at Klang, Selangor, 19^th July 1922, second son of Colonel H.R.H. Paduka Sri Tuanku ‘Abdu’l Rahman ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Muhammad, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan, GCMG, by his second wife, Cik Engku Maimuna binti ‘Abdu’llah, BEM, PJK, educ. Sri Menanti Malay Sch, King George V Sch, Kuala Pilah, Malay Coll, Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Raffles Coll, Singapore, Univ of Nottingham (LLB), Balliol Coll, Oxford, and the London Sch of Economics (LSE), London. Malay DO Seremban 1942-1945, Asist in the District Land Office at Rembau 1946-1947, joined MCS 1953, Assist DO Parit, Perak and DO Tampin, Negri Sembilan, Assist State Sec Perak 1956, Charge d’Affaires Washington DC 1956-1957, 1^st Sec Permanent Mission to the UN 1957-1958, 1^st Sec and Trade Counsellor London 1958-1962, Deputy High Cmsnr London 1962-1963, Ambassador to the UAR 1963-1965, High Cmsnr to Nigeria and Ghana 1965-1967, Ambassador designate to Japan 1967. Granted the title of Tunku Muda of Serting, 1947. Proclaimed as Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan on the death of his brother, 19^th April 1967. Installed at the Balairong Sri, Istana Besar, Sri Menanti, 8^th April 1968. Elected as Deputy Supreme Head of State with the title of Timbalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong, 19^th June 1979 and served in that capacity until 25^th April 1984. Elected as Deputy Supreme Head of State for a second time, 2^nd March 1989. Elected as King of Malaysia with the title of Yang di-Pertuan Agung and style of Majesty from 16^th April 1994. Left office and returned to Negri Sembilan, 24^th April 1999. Col-in-Chief the Royal Signal Regiment. Chancellor National Univ of Malaysia (1996). Patron of Negri Sembilan Cricket Assoc. Hon LLD Univs of the Philippines (1995), Nottingham (1995), Santiago (1995), and Brunei Darussalam (1996). Hon Dr Ohio State Univ (1990). Founded the Negri Sembilan Royal Family Order, the Royal Family Order of Yam Tuan Radin Sunnah, and the Order of Negri Sembilan on 24^th May 1979, and the Order of Tuanku Ja’afar on 18^th July 1984. Rcvd: DK, DKM (27.5.1994), DMN (3.4.1968, SMN), DKMB of Brunei (10.9.1996), DK of Brunei (5.8.1968), Kelantan, Kedah, Selangor, Perlis, Johor, Pahang, Trengganu, and Perak, Knt of the Order of the Seraphim with Collar of Sweden (22.2.1996), the Grand Collars of the Orders of Merit of Chile (27.9.1995), and Independence of Cambodia, GC of the Orders of the White Rose of Finland with collar (25.1.1995), Civil Merit with collar of Spain (4.4.1995), Southern Cross of Brazil with collar (18.12.1995), Merit of Uruguay (3.7.1996), and Merit (special class) of the Federal Republic of Germany, Raja of the Order of Sikatuna of the Philippines (21.6.1995), the Grand Star of Djibouti and the Grand Order of Mugunghwa of Korea. m. 8^th August 1942, H.R.H. Tunku Najiha binti Tunku Besar Burhan ud-din, Tuanku Ampuan (b. at the Istana Baroh, Sri Menanti, 11^th September 1924), educ. Malay Sch, Sri Menanti, Tuanku Mohamed Sch, Kuala Pilah, and the Sch of Oriental & Arfican Studies (SOAS), London, proclaimed as Tuanku Ampuan of Negri Sembilan by her husband at the Balairong Sri, Istana Besar, Sri Menanti, 19^th July 1967 and installed with him at the Balairong Sri, Istana Besar, Sri Menanti, 8^th April 1968, Patron NS Girl Guides Assoc, National Islamic Women’s Welfare Council, Negri Sembilan Women’s Inst, Tuanku Ampuan Najiha Children’s Home, Malaysian Women’s Hockey Team, Malaysian Women’s Football Team, Malaysian Women’s Golf Team, Malaysian Ladies Golf Assoc (MALGA), Royal Malaysian Ikebana Soc, Presdt Tuanku Ampuan Badminton Team, Mbr Assoc of Country Women of the World, etc. Rcvd: DK, DMN, DK of Kedah, SPTJ, SPMK (11.11.1992), third daughter of Y.A.M. Tunku Burhan ud-din ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Antah, Tunku Besar, CMG. He d. in the ICU Unit of the Tuanku Ja’afar General Hospital, Seremban, 27^th December 2008 (bur. at the Royal Cemetery, Sri Menanti), having had issue, three sons and three daughters:

• 1) Y.A.M. Tunku Dato’ Sri Utama Naquiy ud-din ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Ja’afar al-Haj, Tunku Laksamana. b. at Sri Menanti, 8^th March 1947, educ. Anderson Sch, Ipoh, Tuanku Besar Sch, Tampin, Junior King’s Sch, Sturry, and King’s Sch, Canterbury, Kent, and the Univ of Wales, Aberystwyth (BSc Econ). Joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1970, Second Sec Paris 1972-1975, resig. 1975. Regent of Negri Sembilan with the style of His Royal Highness 16^th April 1994 to 24^th April 1999. Pro-Chancellor Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia. Patron Negri Sembilan Rugby Football Union, Seremban Half Marathon, Raintree Club (Kuala Lumpur), etc. Presdt The Fed of Public Listed Companies (FPLC) since 1987, and Malaysian Water Skiing Assoc. Royal Patron The Malaysia International Gourmet Festival 2006. Patron Malaysia Board Sailing Assoc, Negeri Sembilan Squash Racquet Assoc, and Negeri Sembilan Wanderers Rugby Club. Chair of the Brd of Trustees Tuanku Ja’afar Educational Trust since 1993, Tuanku Ja’afar Coll since 1991, of Yayasan Tunku Naquiyuddin since 1995, Malaysia Wildlife Conservation Fdn, Malaysia-France Economic & Trade Assoc (MAFRETA), WWF for Nature (Malaysia), Seremban Half Marathon, Singer World Squash Championships, Antah Holdings Bhd since 1999, and Kian Joo Can Factory Bhd. Dir Malayawata Steel Bhd. Hon Mbr Royal Selangor Golf Club. Rcvd: DK, SPTJ, PJK, DKYR, SPNS, SPMS, PPT, SPMP of Perlis (2001), GC of the Order of Bernardo O’Huggins of Chile (2004). m. Y.A.M. Tunku Dato’ Sri Nur ul-Hayati binti Tunku Dato’ Bahadur, Tunku Puan Muda (b. at Arau, Perlis, March 19xx), educ. Assunta Sch, Kuala Lumpur, styled Her Royal Highness 16^th April 1994 to 24^th April 1999, Chair Amulet Sdn Bhd, Tunku Nurul Hayati Children’s Trust Fund, Tunku Nurul Hayati Fndn., etc, rcvd: SPTJ, daughter of Y.M. Tunku Dato’ Bahadur bin Tunku Baharum, of Kubang Pasu, in Kedah, by his wife, Y.M. Sharifa Shamsiah binti Syed Hashim, daughter of Y.M. Syed Hashim bin Syed Idrus Jamal ul-Lail, of Perlis. He has issue, two sons and two daughters:
  • a) Y.M. Tunku Muhammad Ala ud-din bin Tunku Laksamana Dato’ Sri Naquiy ud-din. b. 2^nd September 1978, educ. Harrow Sch, Mdsx. Exec Dir Bumiball Sdn Bhd. Trustee Yayasan Tunku Naquiyuddin since 1995. m. Che’ Puan Putri Badrinise Zakuan-Alauddin. He has issue, one daughter:
    • i) Y.M. Tunku Alayna Putri binti Tunku Muhammad Ala ud-din. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  • b) Y.M. Tunku Khair ul-Zaim bin Tunku Laksamana Dato’ Sri Naquiy ud-din. b. 1985.
  • a) Y.M. Tunku Alia Nadira binti Tunku Laksamana Dato’ Sri Naquiy ud-din [Alia Cheikh El Haddadin]. b. 1980. Settled in Sweden. Partner Antah Synergy International. m. Lorance Cheikh El Haddadin, educ. Heleneholms Gymnasium, Malmö, Dalaskolan Södra and Dalaskolan Norra, Bromölla, Sweden, and Hawaii Pacific Univ, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (BA 1999), independent photographer based in Göteborg, Sweden, Partner Antah Synergy International, son of Mohamed Rafik Cheikh El Haddadin, of Enebacken, Hälsö, Sweden, originally from Syria, by his wife, Marieta, a Swedish national.
  • b) Y.M. Tunku Nadia Sahiya binti Tunku Laksamana Dato’ Sri Naquiy ud-din. b. 1982. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• 2) Y.A.M. Tunku Tan Sri Imran ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Ja’afar al-Haj, Tunku Muda, of Serting. b. at Istana Hinggap, Seremban, 21^st March 1948, educ. King’s Sch, Canterbury, Kent, and Nottingham Univ (LLB 1970). Barr-at-Law (Gray’s Inn 1971). Indonesian Representative for PERNAS 1972-1973, MD Haw Par (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd 1973-1976, CEO Antah Group of Coys 1977-2001, Founder Dir of SPA, Chair Aluminium Co of Malaysia Bhd, Minho (Malaysia) Bhd and Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd, Group Chair Petra Group. Dir Austral Enterprises Bhd, Island & Peninsular Bhd and Hwang-DBS (Malaysia) Bhd. Business Adviser to Jones, Lang Wootton and Partners. Chair Fndn for Sporting Excellence, and the Young Malaysians Soc. Presdt Malaysia Heritage Trust, Malaysian German Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Olympic Council of Malaysia, Malaysian Cricket Assoc, and World Squash Fed 1989-1996. Vice-Presdt Commonwealth Games Fed. Malaysian Chef de Mission 24^th Olympic Games at Seoul 1988. Trustee Yayasan Tunku Naquiyuddin since 1995, Tuanku Ja’afar Coll. Dir Inst of Strategy & International Studies. Mbr National Sports Council of Malaysia, Malaysian Business Council, Malaysian Healthy Ageing Soc, etc. Rcvd: DTNS (19.7.1999), DKYR, PMN (1992, AMN), PSM, SPNS, PJK. m. (first) … m. (second) 18^th February 1987, Y.M Che’ Engku Dato’ Sri Puan Sri Mahirah binti ‘Abdu’llah, née Moira Rodrigo, Vice-Presdt Malaysian Healthy Ageing Soc, Selangor & Federal Territory Eurasian Assoc (SAFTA), etc. He has issue, three sons:
  • a) Y.M. Tunku Khairil Imran bin Tunku Imran. b. 1975. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  • b) Y.M. Tunku Tarrant bin Tunku Imran. b. 21^st July 1988 (s/o Mahirah).
  • c) Y.M. Tunku ‘Abdu’l Rahman Aminu’llah bin Tunku Imran (s/o Mahirah).
• 3) Y.A.M. Dato’ Sri Tunku Nazar ud-din ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Ja’afar al-Haj, Tunku Putra. b. at Kuala Lumpur, 26^th October 1959, educ. St.Paul’s Institution, and King George V Sch, Seremban, Cheltenham Coll, Gloucs, Univ Coll, London, and Middlesex Univ (B.Sc.). Trainee with British Telecom in London 1982-1983, Computer Consultant to Antah Sandiland 1983-1985, Systems Analyst Esso Production Malaysia Inc. (EPMI) 1985-1988, Gen Mngr Asia-Pacific Videolab Sdn Bhd 1988-1990, Exec Assist to the MD of Antah Holdings Bhd 1990-1992, Exec Dir Hwang-DBS Securities Sdn Bhd 1992-1996, Dir Antah Holdings Bhd. 1996-2000, Exec Dir Syarikat Pesaka Antah since 2000, Chair Box-Pak (Malaysia) Bhd, and of Radin Technologies Sdn Bhd; Presdt Futsal League (M) Sdn Bhd (FLM) since 2003, Dir Hwang-DBS (Malaysia) Bhd, Kian-Joo Can Factory Bhd, Malaysian Derivatives Exchange (MDEX), Nova MSC Bhd, etc. Presdt Malaysia Future Brokers Assoc (MFBA) 1997-1999 (Patron since 1999). Deputy Presdt Financial Planning Assoc of Malaysia (FPAM) 1997-2004. Rcvd: DKYR, SPTJ (22.7.2000), CFP. m. at the National Palace, Kuala Lumpur, 6^th November 1997, Y.M. Tunku Dato’ Sri Mimi Wahida binti Tunku ‘Abdu’llah Wahman (b. 14^th June 1971), a former television personality, Dir Radin Technologies Sdn Bhd, rcvd: SPTJ (19.7.2003), daughter of Y.M. Raja ‘Abdu’llah Wahman bin Raja Sulaiman, by his wife, Y.M. Tunku Azimi binti Tunku Muhammad Yusuf, daughter of Commander Y.M. Datuk Tunku Muhammad Yusuf bin Tunku Nambul, of Jelebu, sometime CPO Trengganu. He has issue, two sons and one daughter:
  • a) Y.M. Tunku Muhammad Hazim Shah Raden bin Tunku Nazar ud-din. b. at Damansara Specialist Hospital, Selangor, 23^rd September 1999.
  • b) Y.M. Tunku Muhammad Mish’al Raden bin Tunku Nazar ud-din. b. at Damansara Specialist Hospital, Selangor, 30^th April 2001.
  • a) Y.M. Tunku Ines Najiha Raden binti Tunku Nazar ud-din. b. at Damansara Specialist Hospital, Selangor, 23^rd September 2003.
• 1) Y.A.M. Tunku Tan Sri Naquiah binti al-Marhum Tuanku Ja’afar al-Haj, Tunku Dara. b. at Sri Menanti, 26^th December 1944, educ. Malay Girls Coll, Kuala Lampur, Scarsdale Junior High Sch, New York, USA, Our Lady of Sion Convent, London, American Univ, Cairo, Egypt (BA 1968), and Malaysian Institute of Public Relations (Dip PR 1971). Group PRO Harper Gilfillan, MD Ecole de Belle Jeunesse 1977, Dir Hong Leong Industries Bhd and Syarikat Pendidikan Staffield Bhd, Chair Thomas Cook Sdn Bhd, Women’s Institute of Negri Sembilan 1969-1972, Putri Islam 1974-1979, English Speaking Union of Malaysia, and Brd of Trustees Tuanku Najihah Fndn since 1995. Trustee Tuanku Ja’afar Educational Trust since 1993. Presdt Negri Sembilan Women’s Football Assoc, Kuala Lumpur Speakers’ Club 1970. Patron Dance Soc of Malaysia 1984, and Kiwanis Down Syndrome Centre Seremban. Governor Tuanku Ja’afar Coll, Pajam, etc. Rcvd: DKYR (16.8.1980), SPTJ, PSM, AMN, PJK. m. at Sri Menanti, 18^th July 1969, Y.A.M. Tunku Datuk Muzaffar bin Tunku Mustafa, Tunku Kechil Besar (b. 18^th May 1940), eldest son of Y.A.M. Tunku Mustapha bin Tunku Besar Burhan ud-din, Tunku Kechil Muda, KCVO, by his wife, Y.M. Tunku Dato’ Sri Asiah binti Tunku Muda Chik, CVO, daughter of Y.A.M. Tunku Aminu’llah ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Nasir ud-din, Tunku Muda Chik. She has issue, three sons and one daughter – see above.
• 2) Y.A.M. Tunku Datuk Sri Jawahir binti al-Marhum Tuanku Ja’afar al-Haj, Tunku Putri (cre. 18^th April 1992). b. at Nottingham, England, 27^th January 1951, educ. Green Acres Sch, New Rochelle, New York, USA, Port Said Sch, Cairo, Egypt, Convent of Our Lady of Sion, London, Battle Abbey Sch, Sussex, Tunku Kursiah Coll, Seremban, and Univ Sains Malaysia, Penang (BSc). Management Trainee with MAS 1970-1976. Chair Tijaz Corp Sdn Bhd. Dir Highway Realty Sdn Bhd, Pesaka Inspection Services Sdn Bhd, Pesaka-Gammon Construction Sdn Bhd, Pesaka Antah Holdings Sdn Bhd, Sungai Gadut Development Sdn Bhd, Harimau Equities (M) Sdn Bhd, WDC - WorldFone Sdn Bhd, Pesaka Jardine Shipping Agencies Sdn Bhd and Radin Corporation Sdn Bhd. Trustee Tuanku Najihah Fndn since 1995. Vice-Presdt Ladies’ Golf Assoc since 1987. Patron PAWS Animal Welfare Soc. Mbr Kuala Lumpur Speakers’ Club, etc. Rcvd: DKYR, SPTJ (1997). m. at Istana Besar, Sri Menanti, Negri Sembilan, 29^th August 1974, Y.A.M. Tengku Dato’ Sri ‘Azlan ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar Riayat ud-din al-Mu’azzam Shah (b. at Istana Permai, Pekan, 21^st July 1949), sometime Dep Minister for Transport, son of Colonel H.R.H. Al-Sultan Sir Abu Bakar Ri’ayat ud-din al-Mu’azzam Shah ibni al-Marhum al-Mutassim Billah Al-Sultan Sir ‘Abdu’llah al-Mohtasim Billah Shah, Sultan of Pahang, GCMG, by his wife, H.R.H. Raja Fatima binti al-Marhum Sultan Sir Iskander Shah, Tunku Ampuan, eldest daughter Colonel H.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Sir Alang Iskander Shah II al-Kaddasullah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sir Idris Murshid el-A’azzam Rahmatu’llah Shah, Sultan and Yang di Pertuan Negara of Perak, GCMG, KCVO. She has issue, two sons and two daughters, and has one adopted daughter – see Malaysia (Pahang). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
• 3) Y.A.M. Tunku Datuk Sri Paduka Irina binti al-Marhum Tuanku Ja’afar al-Haj. b. at New York City, USA, 23^rd November 1957, educ. Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, Seremban; Wispers Sch, Haslemere, Surrey, Bransons Coll, Ipswich, Suffolk, Padworth Coll, and the Centre of Economics and Political Studies, London (Dip. Mktg. 1979). Dir Titas Holding Sdn Bhd, TIJ Services Sdn Bhd and G2 Bhd. Mbr Kuala Lumpur Speakers’ Club. Rcvd: SPTJ (19.7.1999), DKYR. m. at Istana Besar, Sri Menanti, 16^th April 1981, Y.A.M. Tengku Datuk Sri Ahmad Shah ibni Sultan Salah ud-din ‘Abdu’laziz, Tengku Indra Setia (b. 16^th May 1955), son of H.R.H. Paduka Sri Sultan Salah ud-din ‘Abdu’laziz Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Hisam ud-din Alam Shah, Sultan of Selangor, by his first wife, H.R.H. Tengku Nor Saidat ul-Hishan binti Tunku Badar Shah, daughter of Y.A.M. Tengku Badar Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Ala ud-din Sulaiman Shah, Raja Bendahara. She has issue, one son and one daughter – see Malaysia (Selangor).

2008 Colonel H.R.H. Paduka Sri Tuanku Muhriz ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Munawir, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan. b. at Kuala Pilah, 14^th January 1948, only son of H.R.H. Paduka Sri Tuanku Munawir ibni al-Marhum Tuanku ‘Abdu’l Rahman Shah, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan, by his first wife, H.R.H. Tunku Durat un-Nafisa Aziba binti Tunku Besar Burhan ud-din, Tuanku Ampuan, educ. Tuanku Muhammad, and Tunku Besar Schs, Tampin, King George V Sch, Seremban, Negri Sembilan, Aldenham Sch, Elstree, Herts, and Univ Coll of Wales, Aberystwyth (LLB 1971). Appointed to the title of Tunku Laksamana 1960, prom to Tunku Besar of Sri Menanti  7^th July 1961 and invested at the Balairong Sri, Istana Besar, Siri Menanti, 26^th December 1961. Proclaimed as Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan on the death of his paternal uncle, 29^th December 2008. Installed at the Balairong Sri, Istana Besar, Sri Menanti, 26^th October 2009. Col-in-Chief Royal Signals Regt and the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers since 2009. Chancellor Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) since 2009. Dir Nylex (Malaysia) Bhd since 2002, Kandenko Engineering (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Bangkok Bank Bhd (BBB) since 2006, etc. Trustee Tinggi Fndn. Mbr Rotary Club of Kuala Lumpur. Founder of the the Loyal Order of Tuanku Muhriz (Darjah Setia Tuanku Muhriz) in four classes and the Loyal Service Order of Negri Sembilan (Darjah Setia Bakti Negri Sembilan) in a single class on 14^th January 2010. Rcvd: DK of Negri Sembilan (25.2.2009), DMN, DK of Perlis, Perak (5.3.2009), Selangor (11.12.2009), Kedah (17.1.2010), Kelantan, Johor, and Trengganu, DKYR, PPT. m. at Istana Maziah, Kuala Trengganu, 25^th April 1974, H.R.H. Tuanku Dato’ Aisha Rohani ibni al-Marhum Tengku Besar Mahmud, Tuanku Ampuan Besar (b. at Batu Gajah, Perak, 19^th June 1952), educ. Sultan Sulaiman Sch, Kuala Trengganu, Taiping Convent Sch and Bukit Ninas Convent, Kuala Lumpur, proclaimed as Tuanku Ampuan Besar of Negri Sembilan by her husband at the Balairong Sri, Istana Besar, Sri Menanti, 14^th February 2009 and installed with him at the Balairong Sri, Istana Besar, Sri Menanti, 26^th October 2009, Mbr Kuala Lumpur Speakers’ Club, Inner Wheel Club (KL), Rotary Club of Kuala Lumpur, etc, rcvd: DK of Negri Sembilan (25.2.2009), DPTJ, Tuanku Muhriz Installation Medal (2009), etc, daughter of Captain Y.A.M. Tengku Besar Mahmud ibni al-Marhum Sultan Zainal Abidin, Tengku Sri Utama Raja, of Trengganu, sometime Grand Chamberlain to the King of Malaysia, by his second wife, Y. Bhg. To’ Puan Hajjah Zain un-Mariam binti Haji Su Mahmud, daughter of Haji Su Mahmud bin Dato’ Sri Amar di-Raja Haji Ngah Muhammad. He had issue, three sons:

• 1) Lieutenant-Colonel Y.A.M. Tunku ‘Ali Ritha ud-din ibni Tuanku Muhriz, Tunku Besar of Sri Menanti. b. at the Univ Hospital, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, 26^th April 1977, educ. Sk Sri Inai and Alice Smith Sch, Kuala Lumpur, Marlborough Coll, Wilts, Christ’s Coll, Cambridge (BA 1998), and the Kennedy Sch of Govt (MPA 2001), Harvard Univ, Boston, Massechucettes, USA. Invested with the title of Tunku Besar of Sri Menanti, at the Balairong Sri, Istana Besar, Siri Menanti, 23^rd February 2009. Analyst (Corporate Finance) BZW Asia Ltd 1997, Employed with McKinsey & Co, where he worked primarily out of its London, Hong Kong and Singapore offices 1998-2004, Snr Vice-Presdt Khazanah Nasional Bhd 2004-2009, Dir Investments at Khazanah Nasional Bhd 2009-2010, Dir Themed Attraction and Resorts Sdn Bhd since 2010, Resorts & Hotels, Iskandar Malaysia Studios, Sun Life Malaysia, and Bangkok Bank Bhd. Snr Advisor to TPG Capital. Pro-Chancellor Islamic Science Univ of Malaysia (USIM). Governor Marlborough Coll Malaysia. Fellow Centre for the Advancement of Social Business. Chair Munarah Fndn, Teach for Malaysia, WWF-Malaysia, and Bumi Armada Bhd. Royal Patron of Enactus Malaysia Fndn. Hon Lt-Col Regt 508, TA 10/11/2009. Rcvd: DKYR (20.10.2009), Tuanku Muhriz Installation Medal (2009), etc.
• 2) Major Y.A.M. Tunku Zain al-’Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz. b. at the Univ Hospital, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, 6^th July 1982, educ. Alice Smith Sch, Kuala Lumpur; Marlborough, Wiltshire, and the London Sch of Economics & Political Science (LSE), London (BSc. & MSc. Sociology & Politics). Parliamentary Researcher at the House of Commons, Westminster 2005-2006, Consultant World Bank 2006-2007 and UNDP, Dir and Head of Head of Project to Advance Democratic Institutions (PADI) since 2006. Presdt Inst or Democracy & Economic Affairs. Fellow CIMB ASEAN Research Inst. Trustee Munarah and Chow Kit Fndns. Patron Penang Symphony & Junior Orchestras. Columnist for “Malaysia Today” and “The Sun”. Author of “Abiding Times 2: An insight into the minds of Malaysia’s thinking youth” (2012) and “Roaming Beyond the Fence” (2013). Hon Maj Regt 508, TA 10/11/2009. 10/11/2009. Rcvd: DKYR (20.10.2009), Tuanku Muhriz Installation Medal (2009), etc.
• 3) Y.A.M. Tunku Alif Husain Saif ud-din al-Amin ibni Tuanku Muhriz. b. at the General Hospital, Kuala Lampur, 3^rd September 1984, educ. Inst for the Achievement of Human Potential (IAHP), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Rcvd: Tuanku Muhriz Installation Medal (2009). He d. unm. at the Chancellor Tuanku Muhriz Hospital, Kuala Lampur, 15^th January 2016 (bur. beside his grandmother, Tuanku Ampuan Darat at the Royal Cemetery, Sri Menanti).

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