Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin

تونكو زين العابدين‎Pro-Chancellor
UCSI UniversityTenureDecember 2020 - presentPresident and Royal Patron
ICAN CollegeTenure2019 - presentBorn (1982-07-06) 6 July 1982 (age 42)
University Hospital, Petaling Jaya

Names
Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin ibni Tunku Muhriz (at birth)
Regnal name
Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz

DynastyPagaruyungFatherTuanku MuhrizMotherTuanku Aishah RohaniReligionSunni IslamMilitary careerAllegiance MalaysiaService/branch Rejimen Askar WataniahRank Major

Royal family of Negeri Sembilan
Tuanku Muhriz, The Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Aishah Rohani, the Tunku Ampuan Besar Tunku Ali Redhauddin, the Tunku Besar Seri Menanti Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin
Muhriz's sisters Yang di-Pertuan Besar's sisters: Tunku Anne Dakhlah YBhg. Dato’ Abdul Malik Siti Mazeera Shazmi Izzam Siti Mazlina Siti Mazlynda Tunku Deborah YBhg. Dato' Ahmad Fuad Tunku Deannah YM Tengku Datuk Amran of Jelebu Tengku Amera Nafisah of Jelebu Tengku Nadia Azrina of Jelebu Tengku Dahira Azirah of Jelebu
Jaafar's family Tunku Naquiah, the Tunku Dara Tunku Mudzaffar, the Tunku Kecil Besar Tunku Nadzimuddin Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim Tunku Sofia Najihah Tunku Miratun Madihah Dato' James Iskandar Jaafar-Greaves Putera Ryan Puteri Tahlia Tunku Nasaifuddin Che Puan Claire Rania Moore Tunku Arthur Idris Tunku Gabriella Amiera Tunku Nasruan Adil Che Puan Nor Jeslina Hashim binti Khairuddin Mohamed Hashim Tunku Naquiyuddin, the Tunku Laxamana Tunku Nurul Hayati of Kedah, the Tunku Puan Muda Tunku Mohammad Alauddin Putri Badrinise Alauddin Tunku Alayna Putri Tunku Alia Nadira Lorance Cheikh El Haddadin Tunku Nadia Sahiya Tunku Khairul-Zaim Tunku Imran, the Tunku Muda Serting Che Engku Puan Sri Nora Marzuki Tunku Khairil Imran Tunku Tarrant Tunku Abdul Rahman Aminu'llah Tunku Jawahir, the Tunku Puteri and Tengku Puan Panglima Besar of Pahang Tengku Azlan Shah, the Tengku Panglima Besar of Pahang Tengku Aslahuddin Jaafar of Pahang Sofia Tengku Muhammad Ayden Saladin of Pahang Tengku Azran of Pahang Tunku Irinah, the Tengku Puan Panglima Raja of Selangor Tengku Ahmad Shah of Selangor, the Tengku Panglima Raja of Selangor Tengku Alam Shah Amiruddin of Selangor Tengku Aiman Shahirah of Selangor Tunku Nadzaruddin, the Tunku Panglima Besar Tunku Mimi Wahida Tunku Muhammad Hazim Shah Raden Tunku Muhammad Mish’al Raden Tunku Ines Najihah Raden
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Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz (Jawi: تونكو زين العابدين ابن توانكو محرز‎), (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 and the reigning Tunku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Aishah Rohani binti Tengku Besar Mahmud.^[1]

He is the Founding President of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), Malaysia and is a trustee of Yayasan Chow Kit along with Yayasan Munarah.^{[2] [3][4]}

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 :

• Tunku Ali Redhauddin, Tunku Besar Seri Menanti (born 26 April 1977)
• Tunku Alif Hussein (born 3 September 1984; died 15 January 2016)

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.

He is the Pro-Chancellor of UCSI University, a Trustee of Yayasan Munarah, Yayasan Chow Kit and the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation, Founding President of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) 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 is particular a regular columnist for major newspaper The Star since 2018.^[5]

Tunku 'Abidin is greatly interested in music and is an accomplished pianist. He is the patron for the Euroasia Association of Performing Arts or Euroasia, and regularly supports the organisation's efforts to develop and share music education and performance. Tunku 'Abidin has also performed at the Konsert Diraja UKM (National University of Malaysia Royal Concert) for the past several years. He is the first patron of Hands Percussion, a Malaysian percussion ensemble.^[6]

In conjunction with his father's Installation Ceremony he wrote a book about the state's history and customs, and began a major project composing a new rendition for his state's anthem, Berkatlah Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan, with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. This new composition was officially launched on 26 October 2010.^[7]

Styles of Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin
Reference style	His Highness
Spoken style	Your Highness
Alternative style	Tunku

• 6 July 1982 – 28 December 2008 : His Highness Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin ibni Tunku Besar of Seri Menanti Tunku Muhriz
• 29 December 2008 - present : His Highness Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz

The styles of Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin is :

His Highness Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz

• Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Yamtuan Radin Sunnah (D.K.Y.R., 20 October 2009)
• Grand Knight of the Order of Loyalty to Tuanku Muhriz (S.S.T.M) – Dato' Seri (14 January 2018)^[8]

He has authored four books to date:

• Muhriz, Zain Al-’Abidin. Payung Berdaulat Warisan Beradat: Istiadat Pertabalan Duli Yang Maha Mulia Yang Di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus Tuanku Muhriz Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir... Seremban, Istana Negeri Sembilan, 2009.
• Muhriz, Zain Al-’Abidin. Abiding Times. Vol. 1, Singapore, Marshall Cavendish Editions ; Tarrytown, N.Y., USA, 2011. ISBN 9789673035526.
• Muhriz, Zain Al-’Abidin. Abiding Times 2 : An Insight into the Minds of Malaysia's Thinking Youth. Vol. 2, Singapore, Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2012. ISBN 9789814382397.
• Muhriz, Zain Al-’Abidin. Roaming Beyond the Fence. Didier Millet Csi, 2014. ISBN 9789814385619.

Malaysian royalty
Preceded by Tunku Ali Redhauddin Muhriz	Line of succession to the throne of Negeri Sembilan 2nd position	Succeeded by Tunku Naquiyuddin