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No. 4668 PP 2644/12/2008 (020369)

Tuesday
December 30, 2008
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BERNAMAPIX
Final journey ... Tuanku Ja’afar’s
cortege makes its way to the Royal
Mausoleum in Seri Menanti where
he was buried yesterday before
asar prayers. Tuanku Ja’afar died on
Saturday aged 86 after 40 years as
Yang di-Pertuan Besar.

UALA PILAH: Tuanku

K Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, 60,

has been proclaimed the new
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri
Sembilan.
Undang Luak Sungai Ujong
Datuk Klana Petra Datuk Mubarak
Dohak made the proclamation at
Istana Besar Seri Menanti at 3.45pm
yesterday.
The ceremony, telecast live via
Radio Television Malaysia, was held
at the Throne Room of the palace,
near here.
The proclamation of the 11th
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri
Sembilan was made following the
death on Saturday of Tuanku Ja’afar
Tuanku Abdul Rahman,

New Negri
the uncle of Tuanku
Muhriz.
The appointment
of the Yang di-Pertuan
Besar was made
according to the Adat
Perpatih of Negri
Sembilan.
Tuanku Muhriz was
appointed as the new
Yang di-Pertuan Besar

ruler
from among the Putera
Yang Empat (the Four
Princes) in accordance TUANKU MUHRIZ
with the state constitution
in a simple ceremony. PROCLAIMED
The other princes
– Tunku Laxamana 11TH YANG
Tunku Naquiyuddin
Tuanku Ja’afar, Tunku
DI-PERTUAN BESAR
Muda of Serting Tunku
Imran Tuanku Ja’afar and Tunku
Panglima Besar Tunku Nazaruddin Muhriz received his early education Burhanuddin.
Tuanku Ja’afar – were also present. at Sekolah Menengah King George Tuanku Muhriz is
On Sunday, the four undangs V, Seremban, and continued at married to Tengku Datuk
(ruling chiefs), namely Undang Aldenhem School, United Kingdom. Aishah Rohani Tengku
Luak Sungai Ujong, Undang Luak He obtained his LLB from the Besar Mahmud of Terengganu and Royal wishes ... Tuanku Muhriz
Johol, Undang Luak Jelebu and University College of Wales in they have three children – Tunku Yang di-Pertuan Besar over him receives congratulations
Undang Luak Rembau, together Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. Ali Redhauddin, 31, Tunku Zain Al- because of his youth after his father, from Tunku Laxamana Tunku
with the Tunku Besar of Tampin, Tuanku Muhriz, is the only son ’Abidin, 26, and Tunku Alif Hussein Tuanku Munawir Tuanku Abdul Naquiyuddin Tuanku Ja’afar
held a conference behind closed among the six children of the late Saifuddin Al-Amin, 23. Rahman, passed away. after his proclamation as the
doors to elect the new Yang Tuanku Munawir Tuanku Abdul In 1967, Tuanku Ja’afar, who Tuanku Muhriz is a 11th Yang di-Pertuan Besar at
di-Pertuan Besar. Rahman with his consort Tunku was Tuanku Muhriz’s uncle, was businessman and a director of the Istana Besar Seri Menanti
Born on Jan 14, 1948, Tuanku Ampuan Durah Tuanku Besar elected by the undangs as the 10th Bangkok Bank. – Bernama yesterday afternoon.