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

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, the 10th

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and

Tunku Ampuan Najihah Tunku Ampuan Najihah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin ( Jawi: ; 1 September 1923 – 8 September 2023) was the Tunku Ampuan (queen dowager) of Negeri Sembilan. She was formerly the Tunku Ampuan Besar or queen consort of Negeri Sembilan fr ...

Personal life

She was born on 29 December 1944 at

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. Her other siblings; *

Tunku Naquiyuddin Tunku Dato' Seri Utama Naquiyuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja'afar (born 8 March 1947) is a member of Negeri Sembilan royal family who is the ''Tunku Laxamana''. He is the eldest son of Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, the tenth Y ...

, the Tunku Laxamana (born on 8 Mac 1947) *

Tunku Imran Tunku Tan Sri Imran ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar (born 21 March 1949) is a member of Negeri Sembilan royal family who is the ''Tunku Muda Serting''. He is the grandson of the first King of Malaysia, Tuanku Abdul Rahman. His father Tuanku ...

, 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

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. Upon returning to Malaysia, she began a successful

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(PR) career during which she received a distinction for her Diploma in Public Relations from the Malaysian Institute of Public Relations (IPR) in 1971.

Career

She is currently a director of Syarikat Pesaka Antah, Syarikat Pendidikan Staffield Bhd and the chairman of Munaq Holdings Sdn Bhd. Since 1980, Tunku Dara Naquiah has run Ecole de Belle Jeunesse, a

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in Malaysia.

Other work

Tunku Naquiah is on the board of trustees of Tuanku Ja'afar Educational Trust.

Royal family

In 1969, she married to His Highness Tunku Mudzaffar, the Tunku Kecil Besar.

Styles and honours

The style of Tunku Naquiah is :

Honours

She has been awarded : * ** MY-NEG Royal Family Order of Yamtuan Radin Sunnah - DKYR 2

Recipient of the

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(D.K.Y.R., 16.8.1980) ** MY-NEG Grand Order of Tuanku Jaafar - SPTJ

Knight Grand Commander or Dato' Sri Paduka of the Grand Order of Tuanku Ja'afar (S.P.T.J.) with title ''Dato' Seri'' ** MY-NEG Meritorious Service Medal - PJK

The Meritorious Service Medal (Pingat Jasa Kebaktian, P.J.K.) ** Recipient of Jaksa Pendamai (J.P) * ** Member of the

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(A.M.N) ** Commander of the

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(P.S.M) with title ''Tan Sri''

References

{{Reflist 1944 births Living people Naquiah