Munawir of Negeri Sembilan

Munawir
Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negri Sembilan
Tuanku Munawir ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan
Reign	5 April 1960 - 14 April 1967
Installation	17 April 1961
Predecessor	Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Successor	Tuanku Ja'afar
Born	(1922-03-22)22 March 1922 Seri Menanti, Negeri Sembilan
Died	14 April 1967(1967-04-14) (aged 45) Istana Hinggap, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Consort	Tunku Ampuan Durah binti Tunku Besar Burhanuddin
Issue	Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir
Names Tunku Munawir ibni Tunku Abdul Rahman (at birth)
Dynasty	Pagaruyung - House of Yamtuan Raden
Father	Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad
Mother	Tunku Maharunnisa binti Tunku Mambang
Religion	Sunni Islam

Tuanku Munawir ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman (22 March 1922–14 April 1967) was the ninth Yamtuan Besar (leader of the Malaysian state of Negri Sembilan.) He was the eldest son of the first King of Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong Malaysia Tuanku Abdul Rahman and Tunku Maharun.

He ascended the throne as Yang di-Pertuan Besar when his father died on April 1, 1960. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, his younger brother, Tuanku Ja'afar succeeded him after his death due to the relatively young age of his son. His son later became the eleventh Yamtuan Besar.

Honours

Honours of Malaya

• Malaya :
  • Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (S.M.N.) (1958).
  • Sultan Ismail of Johor Coronation Medal (10 February 1960).
  • Member of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (D.M.N.) (1961).

Foreign Honours

• Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei (DKMB, 24 September 1958).
• Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (2 June 1953).