Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
| Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan | |
|---|---|
| Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan يڠ دڤرتوان بسر نڬري سمبيلن | |
State | |
| Incumbent | |
| Tuanku Muhriz, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan since 29 December 2008 | |
| installation 26 October 2009 | |
| Details | |
| Style | His Royal Highness (Malay: Duli Yang Maha Mulia) |
| First monarch | Raja Melewar |
| Formation | 1773 |
| Residence | Istana Besar, Seri Menanti |
| Appointer | The Council of Undang Yang Empat |
The Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan (Malay: Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan, lit. "He Who Is Made a Great Lord", Jawi: يڠ دڤرتوان بسر), also known as Yamtuan Besar (Jawi: يمتوان بسر), is the constitutional ruler of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan.
Unlike other rulers of the Malay states, the Yang di-Pertuan Besar is elected rather than hereditary. The ruler is elected by a council of ruling chiefs in the state, known as the Undangs, a royal practice that has been followed since 1773. The Yang di-Pertuan Besar is selected from among the four leading princes of Negeri Sembilan (Putera Yang Empat). The Undangs themselves cannot stand for election and their choice is limited to a male, Muslim Malay who is a descendant of Raja Radin ibni Raja Lenggang", the 4th Yamtuan.
This unique form of government later inspired the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman to implement a form of rotational constitutional monarchy for a newly independent Federation of Malaya. Thus, the office of Yang di-Pertuan Agong was created.