10 theSun | MONDAY OCTOBER 26 2009

Installation of
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan

(Top) Tuanku

A ruler of substance
Muhriz (left)
with his
predecessor
Tuanku Jaafar
(third from
left).

(Left) Tuanku FINANCE AND BANKING PROFESSIONAL

Muhriz and
his consort
Tengku
TUANKU MUHRIZ TUANKU MUNAWIR ASCENDS
Aishah
Rohani. THE THRONE OF NEGRI SEMBILAN IN A
TRADITION-STEEPED INSTALLATION CEREMONY
by Eva Yeong and Karen Arukesamy
newsdesk@thesundaily.com

TUANKU MUHRIZ Tuanku Munawir, who is

today installed the 11th Yang di-Pertuan Besar
of Negri Sembilan, brings to the “throne of the
nine states” vast experience gained as a profes-
sional in the field of finance and banking.
The only son out of six children of Tuanku
Munawir, the 9th Yang di-Pertuan Besar of
Negri Sembilan who ruled from 1960 to 1967,
Tuanku Muhriz had received his early edu-
cation at the Tuanku Muhammad School in
Kuala Pilah, SM Tunku Besar Tampin and
in SMK King George V in Seremban, Negri Tuanku Muhriz
Sembilan. played guitar
Upon his father’s ascension to ruler in in his band The
1960, Tuanku Muhriz had been made Tunku Prince and the
Besar or heir apparent. Paupers.
In other states, the heir to the throne is
hereditary, with the Raja Muda or crown Tuanku Muhriz was first in line in the order
prince as the designated successor, but in of succession followed by Tunku Jaafar and
Negri Sembilan, the Council of Undangs (the Tunku Abdullah.
four territory chiefs) have a right to choose However, when Tuanku
the Yam Tuan or Yang Munawir died on April 18,
di-Pertuan Besar. 1967, Tuanku Muhriz did
According to PROFILE OF THE 11th YANG DI-PERTUAN not succeed his father as
the Negri Sembi- BESAR NEGRI SEMBILAN the next Yang di-Pertuan
lan Constitution, Besar as the Council of
the order of suc- Reign: Dec 29, 2008 – present Undangs then felt that at
cession should Installation: Oct 26, 2009 the age of 18, he was too
first be the sons Predecessor: Tuanku Jaafar (his uncle) young to rule the state.
of the previous Born: Jan 14, 1948 The Council instead
ruler, followed by Father: Tuanku Munawir ibni Almarhum elected his uncle Tuanku
the grandsons of Tuanku Abdul Rahman Jaafar ibni Almarhum
the previous ruler, Mother: Tunku Ampuan Durah Tuanku Abdul Rahman
then by the broth- binti Almarhum Tunku Besar as the 10th Yang di-Per-
ers of the previous Burhanuddin. tuan Besar.
ruler, and only then Consort: Tuanku Aishah Rohani Tengku Tuanku Muhriz
by the sons of the Besar Mahmud later pursued his
brothers of the previ- Children: Tunku Ali Redhauddin tertiary education at
ous ruler. Tunku Zain Al-’Abidin Aldenham School in
Thus, before the Tunku Alif Hussein Saifuddin Elstree, England and
death of his father, Al-Amin read law at the Univer-

Tuanku Muhriz (seated second from left) with family members.