Munawir of Negeri Sembilan explained

Type:monarch
Munawir
Malay: {{Script|Arab|مناور
Succession:Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
Reign:5 April 1960 - 14 April 1967
Coronation:17 April 1961
Cor-Type:Malaysia
Predecessor:Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Successor:Tuanku Ja'afar
Spouse:Tunku Ampuan Durah binti Tunku Besar Burhanuddin
Issue:Tunku Umpa Munawirah
Tunku Mudziah
Tunku Muhriz
Tunku Anne Dakhlah
Tunku Deborah
Tunku Deannah
Full Name:Tunku Munawir ibni Tunku Abdul Rahman (at birth)
Dynasty:Pagaruyung
Father:Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad
Mother:Tunku Maharunnisa binti Tunku Mambang
Birth Date:22 March 1922
Birth Place:Seri Menanti, Negeri Sembilan
Death Place:Istana Hinggap, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Place Of Burial:Seri Menanti Royal Mausoleum, Seri Menanti, Kuala Pilah
Religion:Sunni Islam
Succession1:Tunku Laksamana of Negeri Sembilan
Reign1:April 1937 - April 1960
Successor1:Tunku Laksamana Nasir
Succession2:Tunku Muda Serting of Negeri Sembilan
Reign2:July 1934 - April 1960
Predecessor2:Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Successor2:Tuanku Ja'afar

Tuanku Munawir ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Jawi: Malay: توانكو مناور ابن المرحوم توانكو عبدالرحمن; 22 March 1922 – 14 April 1967) was the ninth Yang Di-Pertuan Besar (Grand Ruler) of the Malaysian State of Negeri Sembilan. He was the eldest son of the first of Yang Di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia), Tuanku Abdul Rahman with his second consort Tunku Maharun.

He ascended the throne as the Grand Ruler of Negeri Sembilan when his father died on 1 April 1960. His younger brother, Tuanku Ja'afar succeeded him after his death due to the relatively young age of his son. His son later became the eleventh Yamtuan Besar.

Education

He received his early education at the Seri Menanti Malay School in 1928 before continuing his studies at the King George V School in Seremban and later on at the Malay College Kuala Kangsar. He then furthered his education abroad at the School Oriental Studies in the United Kingdom.

Upon his return to Malaya, Munawir served the public sector at the Seremban Land Office, Negeri Sembilan.

Royal wedding

Munawir married Tunku Ampuan Durah in 1940 and had six children who are Tunku Munawirah, Tunku Mudziah, Tunku Muhriz, Tunku Anne Dakhlah, Tunku Deborah and Tunku Deannah.

Yang di-Pertuan Besar (1960 – 1967)

The Undang Yang Empat were undisputed in selecting Munawir as his father's successor. On 5 April 1960, Tunku Munawir was installed as the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan.

Death

He died from diabetes on 14 April 1967 after a seven-year reign as the ninth Yamtuan Besar. He was 45 years old and was buried at the Istana Hinggap, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.

Honours

Honours of Malaya

Foreign Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1958..