Ja’afar of Negeri Sembilan

King of Negeri Sembilan (1967 - 2008) & King of Malaysia (1994 - 1999)

Tuanku Ja’afar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman GCB (Jawi: توانكو جعفر ابن المرحوم توانكو عبدالرحمن; 19 July 1922 – 27 December 2008) was the tenth king of Malaysia. His rule lasted from 26 April 1994 until 25 April 1999.

Ja’afar
Yang di-Pertuan Agong X
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Reign26 April 1994 – 25 April 1999
Installation22 September 1994
PredecessorAzlan Shah of Perak
SuccessorSalahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah of Selangor
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
Reign18 April 1967 – 27 December 2008
Installation8 April 1968
PredecessorTuanku Munawir
SuccessorTuanku Muhriz
Born(1922-07-19)19 July 1922
Klang, Selangor, Federated Malay States, British Malaya
Died27 December 2008(2008-12-27) (aged 86)
Hospital Tuanku Jaafar, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Burial29 December 2008
Spouse
(m. 1942; "his death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 2008)
IssueTunku Dara Negeri Sembilan Tunku Tan Sri Naquiah
Tunku Laksamana Negeri Sembilan Tunku Dato' Seri Utama Naquiyuddin
Tunku Muda Serting Negeri Sembilan Tunku Tan Sri Dato' Seri Imran
Tunku Puteri Negeri Sembilan Tunku Dato' Seri Jawahir
Tengku Puan Indera Setia Selangor Tunku Dato' Seri Irinah
Tunku Panglima Besar Negeri Sembilan Tunku Dato' Seri Nadzaruddin
Full name
Tunku Ja’afar ibni Tunku Abdul Rahman
Regnal name
Tuanku Ja’afar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman
HousePagaruyung - House of Yamtuan Raden
FatherTuanku Abdul Rahman Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad
MotherChe Engku Maimunah Binti Abdullah
ReligionSunni Islam