Tunku Muhriz

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Tunku Muhriz (1945-) is the only son of Tuanku Munawir ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, the Yang di-Pertuan Besar (hereditary ruler) of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan from 1960 to 1967, and of his consort, Tunku Ampuan Durah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin.

Created Tunku Besar, or heir presumptive, in 1960, Tunku Muhriz was by-passed by the Council of Undang upon his father's death. The Negeri Sembilan Constitution states that the order of succession is the sons of the Ruler, followed by grandsons of the Ruler, followed by brothers of the Ruler, followed by sons of the brother of the Ruler. Tunku Muhriz was the first in the order of succession before the death of Tuanku Munawir, followed by Tunku Ja'afar and Tunku Abdullah. Upon the death of Tuanku Munawir, Tunku Muhriz was not chosen. The council chose his half-uncle Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, a diplomat. It has been suggested that the then-Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman, instructed the council not to choose Tunku Muhriz on account of his youth (he was then eighteen).

Currently, still Tunku Besar, Tunku Muhriz is more involved in the business world. The current line up to succeed Tuanku Jaafar is as follows:

• 1) Tunku Naquiyuddin, currently Tunku Laksamana (son)
• 2) Tunku Imran (son)
• 3) Tunku Nadzaruddin (son).