Tuanku Najihah

Tuanku Najihah
Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen of Malaysia) and Tunku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia
Tenure	26 April 1994 - 25 April 1999
Installation	22 September 1994
Predecessor	Tuanku Bainun
Successor	Tuanku Siti Aishah
Tunku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
Tenure	18 April 1967 – 27 December 2008
Installation	8 April 1968
Successor	Tuanku Aishah Rohani
Born	(1924-09-01) 1 September 1924 Seri Menanti, Negeri Sembilan, Malaya
Spouse	Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Issue	Tunku Naquiah Tunku Naquiyuddin Tunku Muda Serting Imran Tunku Jawahir Tunku Irinah Tunku Putra Nazaruddin
House	Istana Besar Seri Menanti
Father	Y.A.M. Tunku Burhanuddin ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Antah, Tunku Besar, CMG
Mother	Y.M. Cik Halija binti Haji Umar
Religion	Sunni Islam

Negeri Sembilan Royal Family
HRH Tuanku Muhriz, The Yang di-Pertuan Besar HRH Tuanku Aishah Rohani, Tunku Ampuan Besar HH Tunku Ali Redhauddin, Tunku Besar Sri Menanti HH Tunku Zain Al'Abidin Muhriz's sisters Yang di-Pertuan Besar's sisters: HH Tunku Anne Dakhlah Abdul Malik Siti Mazeera Shazmi Izzam Siti Mazlina Siti Mazlynda HH Tunku Deborah Ahmad Fuad HH Tunku Deannah Tengku Amran of Jelebu Tengku Amera Nafisah of Jelebu Tengku Nadia Azrina of Jelebu Tengku Dahira Azirah of Jelebu Jaafar's family HRH Tuanku Najihah, Jaafar's widow HH Tunku Naquiyuddin, Tunku Laksamana HH Tunku Nurul Hayati of Kedah, Tunku Puan Muda Tunku Mohamed Alauddin Putri Badrinise Tunku Alayna Putri Tunku Khair ul-Zaim Tunku Alia Nadira Tunku Nadia Sahiya HH Tunku Imran, Tunku Muda Serting Mahirah Tunku Khairil Imran Tunku Tarrant Tunku Abdul Rahman Aminu'llah HH Tunku Nazaruddin, Tunku Panglima Besar Tunku Mimi Wahida Tunku Muhammad Hazim Shah Raden Tunku Muhammad Mish’al Raden Tunku Ines Najiha Raden HH Tunku Naquiah, Tunku Dara HH Tunku Muzaffar, Tunku Kechil Besar HH Tunku Jawahir, Tunku Putri HH Tengku Azlan of Pahang Tengku Aslahuddin Jaafar of Pahang Sofia Tengku Muhammad Ayden Saladin of Pahang Tengku Azran of Pahang HH Tunku Irinah, Tengku Puan Indira Setia HH Tengku Ahmad Shah of Selangor, Tengku Indira Setia Tengku Alam Shah Amiruddin of Selangor Tengku Aiman Shahirah of Selangor

Tuanku Najihah binti Tunku Besar Burhanuddin (born 1 September 1924) is the Tunku Ampuan of Negeri Sembilan. She was formerly the Tunku Ampuan Besar or Queen of Negeri Sembilan from 1967 to 2008. She also served as Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia between 1994 and 1999.

Tuanku Najihah was married to the former Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman. Tuanku Jaafar is also the stepson of Tuanku Najihah's sister, Tunku Kurshiah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin, who also served as Tunku Ampuan Besar. Tuanku Najihah succeeded her sister, Tunku Durah, as Tunku Ampuan Besar in 1967.

Early life

Born on 1 September 1924, Tuanku Najihah received her formal education at the Tuanku Muhammad School in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan. She graduated from the London School of Oriental Studies. She also attended the special language and training course provided for the wives of diplomats while Tuanku Ja’afar was pursuing a course in diplomatic services in London.

Social Contributions

Tuanku Najihah was made a committee member of the Associated Country Women of the World. She is the patron of various women’s organizations such as the Girl Guides of Negeri Sembilan, the Islamic Women’s Welfare Council and the Women’s Institute. She is the president of the Tuanku Ampuan Badminton Team, the Patron of the Malaysian Women’s Hockey Team, Malaysian Women’s Football Team, Malaysian Women’s Golf Team and the Malaysian Women’s Golf Association (MALGA). He also served as first Chancellor of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia.

Family life

The royal couple have three sons and three daughters :

• HH Tunku Naquiah, Tunku Dara (born 26 December 1944, photo)
• HRH Tunku Naquiyuddin, Tunku Laksamana (born 8 March 1947, photo)
• HH Tunku Imran, Tunku Muda, of Serting (born 21 March 1948, photo)
• HH Tunku Jawahir, Tunku Putri (born 27 January 1951, photo)
• HH Tunku Irinah (born 23 November 1957, photo)
• HH Tunku Nazaruddin, Tunku Putra (born 26 October 1959, photo)

Title And Styles

1 September 1924 - 17 April 1967 : Yang Amat Mulia Tunku Najihah binti Tunku Besar Burhanuddin

18 April 1967 - 25 April 1994 : Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tunku Ampuan Besar Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Najihah

26 April 1994 - 25 April 1999 : Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Najihah

26 April 1999 - 27 December 2008 : Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tunku Ampuan Besar Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Najihah

28 December 2008 - current : Yang Maha Mulia Tunku Ampuan Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Najihah

Honours

See also List of honours of the Negeri Sembilan Royal Family by country

She was awarded :

Honours of Negeri Sembilan

• Member of the Royal Family Order of Negeri Sembilan (DKNS)
• 50px Knight Grand Commander or Dato’ Sri Paduka of the Grand Order of Tuanku Ja’afar (SPTJ)

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia, as Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia (26 April 1994 to 25 April 1999), she has been awarded :
  • Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (DMN)
• Kedah :
  • Member of the Royal Family Order of Kedah (DK)
• Kelantan :
  • Recipient of the Royal Family Order or Star of Yunus (DK)
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan or "Star of Muhammad" (SPMK, 11.11.1992)

Foreign honours

• Spain :
  • Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (24.3.1995)

See also

• Yang Di-Pertuan Agong
• Raja Permaisuri Agong

References

• "Syarikat Pesaka Antah Sdn Bhd" Website, presentation of the Board of Directors with photo of Tuanku Najihah

Regnal titles
Preceded by Tuanku Bainun (Raja Permaisuri of Perak)	Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen of Malaysia)	Succeeded by Tuanku Siti Aishah (Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor)