Tunku Naquiah

Tunku Tan Sri Naquiah binti Almarhum Tuanku Ja'afar is a member of the Negeri Sembilan royal family who is the Tunku Dara. She also an eldest daughter and first child of Tuanku Ja'afar, the 10th Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan and Tunku Ampuan Najihah.

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Tuanku Ja'afar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Tunku Naquiah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Tunku Naquiah
Tunku Dara
Born	Tunku Naquiah binti Tunku Ja'afar (1944-12-29) 29 December 1944 (age 80) Seri Menanti, Negeri Sembilan, Malaya (now Malaysia)
Spouse	Tunku Mudzaffar bin Tunku Mustapha ​ ​ (m. 1969)​
Issue	Tunku Nadzimuddin Tunku Myra Madihah Tunku Nasaifuddin Tunku Nasruan Adil
Regnal name Tunku Tan Sri Naquiah binti Almarhum Tuanku Ja'afar
House	Pagar Ruyung
Father	Tuanku Ja'afar
Mother	Tunku Ampuan Najihah
Religion	Sunni Islam

Personal life

She was born on 29 December 1944 at Seri Menanti, Negeri Sembilan.

Her other siblings;

• Tunku Naquiyuddin, the Tunku Laxamana (born on 8 Mac 1947)
• Tunku Imran, the Tunku Muda Serting (born on 21 March 1948)
• Tunku Jawahir, the Tunku Puteri (born on 27 January 1952)
• Tunku Irinah, the Tengku Panglima Raja of Selangor (born on 23 November 1957)
• Tunku Nadzaruddin, the Tunku Panglima Besar (born on 26 October 1959)

Education

The eldest of the six siblings of Almarhum Tuanku Ja'afar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Tunku Dara studied in Malay Girls College, Kuala Lumpur before pursuing her studies in New York and London. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics/Political Science from the American University in Cairo. Upon returning to Malaysia, she began a successful Public Relations (PR) career during which she received a distinction for her Diploma in Public Relations from the Malaysian Institute of Public Relations (IPR) in 1971.^[1]

Career

She is currently a director of Syarikat Pesaka Antah, Syarikat Pendidikan Staffield Bhd and the chairman of Munaq Holdings Sdn Bhd.^[1]

Since 1980, Tunku Dara Naquiah has run Ecole de Belle Jeunesse, a finishing school in Malaysia.^[1]

Other work

Tunku Naquiah is on the board of trustees of Tuanku Ja'afar Educational Trust.^[2]

Royal family

In 1969, she married to His Highness Tunku Mudzaffar, the Tunku Kecil Besar.^[3]

Styles and honours

Styles of Tunku Naquiah
Reference style	Her Highness
Spoken style	Your Highness
Alternative style	Tunku Dara

The style of Tunku Naquiah is :

Her Highness Tunku Tan Sri Naquiah binti Almarhum Tuanku Ja'afar, D.K.Y.R., P.S.M., S.P.T.J., J.P., A.M.N., P.J.K., Tunku Dara

Honours

See also: List of honours of the Negeri Sembilan Royal Family by country

She has been awarded :^[4]

• Negeri Sembilan
  • Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Yam Tuan Radin Sunnah (D.K.Y.R., 16.8.1980)
  • Knight Grand Commander or Dato' Sri Paduka of the Grand Order of Tuanku Ja'afar (S.P.T.J.) with title Dato' Seri
  • The Meritorious Service Medal (Pingat Jasa Kebaktian, P.J.K.)
  • Recipient of Jaksa Pendamai (J.P)

• Malaysia
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N)
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (P.S.M) with title Tan Sri