Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan
Tuanku Ja’afar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman was Yang Di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan from 1967 until his death in 2008, and previously the tenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutional monarch of Malaysia, from 1994 to 1999.
Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan
Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman at the age of 6 months, January 1923. Unknown photographer. The Tuanku Ja'afar Royal Gallery, Seremban
Tunaku Ja'afar along with Badminton Association at the University of Nottingham, UK. The Tuanku Ja'afar Royal Gallery, Seremban
Tuanku Ja'afar with family while in Egypt, the United Arab Republic in 1963, when he served as ambassador to Cairo, Egypt. The Tuanku Ja'afar Royal Gallery, Seremban
Yamtuan Besar, also known officially as Yang di-Pertuan Besar and unofficially as Grand Ruler, is the royal title of the ruler of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. The Grand Ruler of Negeri Sembilan is elected by a council of ruling chiefs in the state, or the Undangs. This royal practice has been followed since 1773. The Yamtuan Besar is elected from among the four leading princes of Negeri Sembilan ; the Undangs themselves cannot stand for election and their choice of a ruler is limited to a male Muslim who is Malay and also a "lawfully begotten descendant of Raja Radin ibni Raja Lenggang", the 4th Yamtuan.
Yamtuan Besar
The Yamtuan Besar's official headgear is a destar tied in the solek (style) of Dendam Tak Sudah, as depicted in this picture of the replica of it in Bukit Putus.
Tuanku Muhammad Shah (seated in the middle) with his personal attendants, 1897.
Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Yang di-Pertuan Besar VIII of Negeri Sembilan -and- Yang di-Pertuan Agong I of Malaya.
