Munawir of Negeri Sembilan

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Munawir مناور‎
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
Tuanku Munawir ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
Reign	5 April 1960 - 14 April 1967
Installation	17 April 1961
Predecessor	Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Successor	Tuanku Ja'afar
Tunku Laksamana of Negeri Sembilan
Reign	April 1937 - April 1960
Successor	Tunku Laksamana Nasir
Tunku Muda Serting of Negeri Sembilan
Reign	July 1934 - April 1960
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
Burial	Seri Menanti Royal Mausoleum, Seri Menanti, Kuala Pilah
Consort	Tunku Ampuan Durah binti Tunku Besar Burhanuddin
Issue	Tunku Umpa Munawirah Tunku Mudziah Tunku Muhriz Tunku Anne Dakhlah Tunku Deborah Tunku Deannah
Names Tunku Munawir ibni Tunku Abdul Rahman (at birth)
Dynasty	Pagaruyung
Father	Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad
Mother	Tunku Maharunnisa binti Tunku Mambang
Religion	Sunni Islam

Tuanku Munawir ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Jawi: توانكو مناور ابن المرحوم توانكو عبدالرحمن; 22 March 1922 – 14 April 1967) was the ninth Yang Di-Pertuan Besar (Grand Ruler) of the Malaysian State of Negeri Sembilan. He was the eldest son of the first Yang Di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia), Tuanku Abdul Rahman with his second consort Tunku Maharun.

He ascended the throne as the Grand Ruler of Negeri Sembilan when his father died on 1 April 1960. 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.

He received his early education at the Seri Menanti Malay School in 1928 before continuing his studies at the King George V School in Seremban and later on at the Malay College Kuala Kangsar. He then furthered his education abroad at the School Oriental Studies in the United Kingdom.

Upon his return to Malaya, Munawir served the public sector at the Seremban Land Office, Negeri Sembilan.

Munawir married Tunku Ampuan Durah in 1940 and had six children who are Tunku Munawirah, Tunku Mudziah, Tunku Muhriz, Tunku Anne Dakhlah, Tunku Deborah and Tunku Deannah.

The Undang Yang Empat were undisputed in selecting Munawir as his father's successor. On 5 April 1960, Tunku Munawir was installed as the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan.

He died from diabetes on 14 April 1967 after a seven-year reign as the ninth Yamtuan Besar. He was 45 years old and was buried at the Istana Hinggap, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.

•  Malaya:
  • Grand Commander of Order of the Defender of the Realm (SMN) – Tun (1958)^[1]
  • Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (D.M.N.) (1961)
•  Johor:
  • First Class in gold of the Sultan Ismail of Johor Coronation Medal (10 February 1960)

•  Brunei:
  • Member of the Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei (DKMB) (24 September 1958)

•  United Kingdom:
  • Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (2 June 1953)