Tengku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan

The Queen of Negeri Sembilan is styled according to her bloodline. A royal-born consort is styled as :-

Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tengku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan

A commoner-born consort is styled as :-

Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Che’ Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan

Her Royal Highness the Queen of Negeri Sembilan

Here is the list of Tengku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan since 1888.

(1888 - 1933)

It is unclear who was been styled as Tuanku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan during the reign of Tuanku Muhammad Shah ibni Almarhum Tuanku Antah. Nevertheless, there are three of his consorts who been styled as Tunku Ampuan and Cik Ampuan. It is HH Tunku Chik, HH Tunku Halija binti Tunku Muda Chik and HH Cik Rahah binti Tia.

TUANKU AMPUAN KURSHIAH
(1933 - 1960)

HRH Tuanku Ampuan Kurshiah was the third wife of Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad Shah. She was born at Istana Baroh, Seri Menanti on 16^th May 1911. She was married with Tuanku Abdul Rahman at Seri Menanti on 21^st March 1929. She was proclaimed as the Tuanku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan at Istana Lama Seri Menanti on 21^st April 1934.

She holds the title and also the first Raja Permaisuri Agong (the Supreme Queen) of Malaya during her husband reign as the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya, and officially installed at Kuala Lumpur on 2^nd September 1957. She holds the title until the death of her husband on 1^st April 1960. She died on 2^nd February 1999.

TUANKU AMPUAN DURRAH
(1960 - 1967)

HRH Tuanku Ampuan Durrah binti Tunku Besar Burhanuddin was the wife of Tuanku Munawir ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman. She was born at Istana Baroh, Seri Menanti on 25th June 1922. She was married with Tuanku Munawir at Istana Besar Seri Menanti on 1st January 1940. She was bestowed the title as Tunku Ampuan Muda on 6th October 1957. She was proclaimed as Tuanku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan by her husband at the throne chamber of Istana Besar Seri Menanti on 14th April 1961. She was installed alongside with her husband at Istana Besar Seri Menanti on 17th April 1961. She died on 8th August 1999 and buried at the Royal Cemetery, Seri Menanti.

TUANKU AMPUAN NAJIHAH

(1967 - 2008)

HRH Tuanku Ampuan Najihah binti Tunku Besar Burhanuddin was the wife of Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman. She was born at Istana Baroh, Seri Menanti on 11^th September 1924. She was married with Tuanku Jaafar on 8^th August 1942. She was proclaimed as Tuanku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan by her husband at the throne chamber of Istana Besar Seri Menanti on 19^th July 1967. She was installed alongside with her husband at Istana Besar Seri Menanti on 8^th April 1968.

She holds the title as HM Raja Permaisuri Agong (Supreme Queen) of Malaysia during her husband reign as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (The Supreme Ruler) of Malaysia from 16^th April 1994 until April 1999.

TUANKU AMPUAN AISHAH ROHANI

(2008 - present)

HRH Tuanku Ampuan Aishah Rohani ibni Almarhum Tengku Besar Mahmud is the wife of Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir. She was born at Batu Gajah, Perak on 19^th June 1952. She married with Tuanku Muhriz at Istana Maziah, Kuala Terengganu on 25^th April 1974. She was proclaimed as the Tuanku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan by her husband at the throne chamber of Istana Besar Seri Menanti on 14^th February 2009. She was installed alongside with her husband at Istana Besar Seri Menanti on 26^th October 2009.