Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
Royal title of the ruler of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
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...
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