Tuanku Aishah Rohani

Tuanku Aishah Rohani
Tunku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
Tunku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
Predecessor	Tuanku Najihah
Born	(1952-06-19) June 19, 1952 Batu Gajah, Perak
Spouse	Tuanku Muhriz
Issue	Tunku Ali Redhauddin Muhriz Tunku Zain Al'Abidin Muhriz Tunku Alif Hussein Saifuddin Al-Amin
House	Negeri Sembilan
Religion	Sunni Islam

Negeri Sembilan Royal Family
HRH Tuanku Muhriz, The Yang di-Pertuan Besar HRH Tuanku Aishah Rohani, Tunku Ampuan Besar HH Tunku Ali Redhauddin, Tunku Besar Sri Menanti HH Tunku Zain Al'Abidin Muhriz's sisters Yang di-Pertuan Besar's sisters: HH Tunku Anne Dakhlah Abdul Malik Siti Mazeera Shazmi Izzam Siti Mazlina Siti Mazlynda HH Tunku Deborah Ahmad Fuad HH Tunku Deannah Tengku Amran of Jelebu[1] Tengku Amera Nafisah of Jelebu Tengku Nadia Azrina of Jelebu Tengku Dahira Azirah of Jelebu Jaafar's family HRH Tuanku Najihah, Jaafar's widow HH Tunku Naquiyuddin, Tunku Laksamana HH Tunku Nurul Hayati of Kedah, Tunku Puan Muda Tunku Mohamed Alauddin Putri Badrinise Tunku Alayna Putri Tunku Khair ul-Zaim Tunku Alia Nadira Tunku Nadia Sahiya HH Tunku Imran, Tunku Muda Serting Mahirah Tunku Khairil Imran Tunku Tarrant Tunku Abdul Rahman Aminu'llah HH Tunku Nazaruddin, Tunku Panglima Besar Tunku Mimi Wahida Tunku Muhammad Hazim Shah Raden Tunku Muhammad Mish’al Raden Tunku Ines Najiha Raden HH Tunku Naquiah, Tunku Dara HH Tunku Muzaffar, Tunku Kechil Besar HH Tunku Jawahir, Tunku Putri HH Tengku Azlan of Pahang Tengku Aslahuddin Jaafar of Pahang Sofia Tengku Muhammad Ayden Saladin of Pahang Tengku Azran of Pahang HH Tunku Irinah, Tengku Puan Indira Setia HH Tengku Ahmad Shah of Selangor, Tengku Indira Setia Tengku Alam Shah Amiruddin of Selangor Tengku Aiman Shahirah of Selangor

Tengku Aishah Rohani Tengku Besar Mahmud is the current Tunku Ampuan Besar^[2] or Queen of Negeri Sembilan. She is married to the current Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz ibni Munawir.

Background

Tuanku Aishah was born on 19 June 1952, in Batu Gajah, Perak to Tengku Seri Utama Raja Tengku Besar Mahmud Sultan Zainal Abidin III and Toh Puan Zainun Meriam Haji Su Mahmud.^[3] She is of Terengganu royal lineage.

Tuanku Aishah studied in Sekolah Rendah Sultan Sulaiman, Kuala Terengganu and later Convent Taiping. She also studied in Convent Bukit Nanas in Kuala Lumpur.

She previously worked in a bank where she met her husband, Tuanku Muhriz.

Marriage

Tuanku Aishah married Tuanku Muhriz on 25 April 1974. They are blessed with three princes, Tunku Besar Seri Menanti Tunku Ali Redhauddin Muhriz, Tunku Zain Al-‘Abidin Muhriz and Tunku Alif Hussein Saifuddin Al-Amin.

Becoming Queen

Tuanku Aishah was installed the 11th Tunku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan on 14 April 2009^[3] in Seri Menanti royal palace. The ceremony was steeped in tradition and followed old Negeri Sembilan royal customs where the installation of the queen preceded the installation of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan.

Awards

See also List of honours of the Negeri Sembilan Royal Family by country

Tuanku Aishah was awarded the Darjah Kerabat Negeri Sembilan Yang Amat Dihormati (DKNS) by Tuanku Muhriz on 21 April 2009.^[3] The award was established in 1978 and is usually bestowed upon royal members of the Negeri Sembilan household by the Yang di-Pertuan Besar or to fellow Sultans of the other states.

 Negeri Sembilan :

• Member of the Royal Family Order of Negeri Sembilan (DKNS, 21 April 2009)
• Knight Commander or Dato’ Paduka of the Grand Order of Tuanku Ja’afar (DPTJ)
• Recipient of the Distinguished Conduct Medal (PPT) ^[4]

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