Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan Malay pronunciation: is a state in Malaysia which lies on a western soar of Peninsular Malaysia. It borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, as alive as Malacca and Johor to the south.
The shit is believed to derive from the nine sembilan villages or nagari in the Minangkabau language now requested as luak settled by the Minangkabau, a people originally from West Sumatra in present-day Indonesia. Minangkabau attribute are still visible today in traditional architecture and the dialect of Malay spoken.
Unlike the hereditary monarchs of the other royal Malay states, the ruler of Negeri Sembilan is elected and is required as Yang di-Pertuan Besar instead of Sultan. The election of the Ruler is also unique. He is elected by the council of Undangs who lead the four biggest territories of Sungai Ujong, Jelebu, Johol, and Rembau, from the legitimate male members of the Pagaruyung Dynasty, with the surviving sons of the preceding Yantuam coming first in the considerations but not being obligatory to be voted on, making it one of the more democratic monarchies.
The capital of Negeri Sembilan is Seremban. The royal capital is Seri Menanti in Kuala Pilah District. Other important towns are Port Dickson, Bahau and Nilai.
The Arabic honorific denomination of the state is Darul Khusus "the Special Abode".
Government
The Constitution of Negeri Sembilan came into force on 26 March 1959. It is shared into two sections. The constitution establishes that the state's throw of government is constitutional monarchy and the world's only elective monarchy for matrilineal society. The system was partially the basis for the federal monarchy.
The official constitutional tag of the Ruler of the state are Duli Yang Maha Mulia Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan, currently Duli Yang Maha Mulia Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir, Yang Teramat Mulia Undang of Sungei Ujong, Yang Teramat Mulia Undang of Jelebu, Yang Teramat Mulia Undang of Johol, Yang Teramat Mulia Undang of Rembau and Yang Teramat Mulia Tengku Besar Tampin and they holds multiple for life.
The state's constitution proclaims the Yang di-Pertuan Besar, Undang of Sungei Ujong, Undang of Jelebu, Undang of Johol, Undang of Rembau and Tengku Besar Tampin are vested with the Executive power to direct or introducing of the state, are the Head of the Religion of Islam in the state and are the fountain of any honour and dignity for the state. The current Yang di-Pertuan Besar is His Royal Highness Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir. His Royal Highness succeeds Almarhum Tuanku Jaafar Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman who died on 27 December 2008.
Unlike Malaysia's eight other Royal Malay states, the Ruler of Negeri Sembilan is elected to his office by the territorial chiefs or Ruling Chiefs of the state. These Ruling Chiefs are titled Undang. Only four of the Undangs do the correct to vote in the election for the Ruler of the State. They are:
The Undang themselves cannot stand for election, and their option of Ruler is limited to a male Muslim who is Malay and also a "lawfully begotten descendant of Raja Radin ibni Raja Lenggang".
The Assembly convenes at the Wisma Negeri in the state capital, Seremban.
The State Executive Council consists of the Menteri Besar, who is its chairman, and ten other members. The Menteri Besar and the other members of the council are appointed by the Yang Di-Pertuan Besar from the members of the State Assembly of the governing party or coalition. The current Menteri Besar or Chief Minister of the state is Aminuddin Harun.
The unicameral Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly is the state legislature of Negeri Sembilan. It consists of 36 members who cost single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart, and are normally conducted simultaneously with elections to the federal parliament.
The state comprises 7 districts, which in turn divided into 61 mukims.
It originally consisted of 9 districts: