Tunku 'Abidin Muhriz

Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz
Father	Tuanku Muhriz ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Munawir
Mother	Tuanku Aishah Rohani Tengku Besar Mahmud
Born	(1982-07-06) 6 July 1982 University Hospital, Petaling Jaya
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 HH Tunku Alif Hussein Saifuddin Al-Amin 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^[1] 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

Yang Amat Mulia Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz (born 6 July 1982), more popularly known as Tunku 'Abidin Muhriz, is the second son of the reigning Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia, Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir.^[2] He is the Founding President of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), Malaysia.

Family

Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin was born on 6 July 1982 at University Hospital, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, as second son and child of Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir (now the reigning Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan) and Tuanku Aishah Rohani.

His siblings are :

He was educated at :

Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur
Marlborough College, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
London School of Economics and Political Science, where he obtained his BSc in Government and Sociology and MSc in Comparative Politics and Imperial History.

In conjunction with his father's Installation Ceremony he wrote a book about the state's history and customs, and began a major project to revitalise the State Anthem, Berkatlah Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan, working with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, which was officially launched on 26 October 2010.^[3]

He is a Trustee of Yayasan Munarah, Yayasan Chow Kit and the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation, and advisor to Institute for Pioneering of Education and Economic Excellence (INSPIRE)^[4] and is an Honorary Major in the Malaysian Territorial Army. In his various roles he has been interviewed for numerous television programmes, magazines and newspaper features.

He has authored four books to date:

Monarchical styles of Tuanku Zain al'Abidin

Reference style	Yang Amat Mulia
Spoken style	Yang Amat Mulia
Alternative style	Tuanku

6 July 1982 – 29 December 2008: Yang Mulia Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin bin Tunku Muhriz
29 December 2008 – present: Yang Amat Mulia Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz

10 November 2009 – present: Honorary Major, Regiment 508, Malaysian Territorial Army

He has been awarded :^[6]

Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Yam Tuan Radin Sunnah (DKYR, 20.10.2009) ^[7]

Malaysian royalty
Preceded by Tunku Ali Redhauddin Muhriz	Line of succession to the throne of Negeri Sembilan 2nd position	Succeeded by Tunku Alif Hussein Saifuddin Al-Amin