DKU rejects claim Tuanku Muhriz has ceased to be Negeri Sembilan ruler

The Negeri Sembilan Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) reaffirms Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir as the rightful Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, dismissing any notion of vacancy.

DKU Secretary Raja Norazli Raja Nordin stated that no proper procedures, as outlined in the Undang-Undang Tubuh Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan (UUTKNS) 1959, were met to vacate his position.

The document dated April 19, 2026, was declared unconstitutional with no effect on Tuanku Muhriz's role.

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SEREMBAN, Oct 5 — The Negeri Sembilan Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) has once again reaffirmed that Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir remains the Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan.

DKU secretary Raja Norazli Raja Nordin said Tuanku Muhriz was elected by the Undangs and proclaimed as the 11th Yang Dipertuan Besar on Dec 29, 2008, before being officially installed in accordance with the Laws of the Constitution of Negeri Sembilan 1959 (UUTKNS) on Oct 26, 2009.

He said Tuanku Muhriz continued to hold the position, as well as serving as chairman of the DKU under Article 19.

“The UUTKNS 1959 provides that the only lawful way for the position to become vacant is if it is established that the Undangs have called upon His Royal Highness to abdicate or step down. Article 10 requires a proper and full enquiry by the Undangs; a determination that the grounds specified under Article 10 exist.

“The exercise of that power by persons lawfully holding the office of Undang in the number required under Article 29; and a proclamation under Article 10(2),” he said in a statement yesterday.

Raja Norazli said none of these requirements had been fulfilled.

He said Tuanku Muhriz had continued to discharge the functions of the Yang Dipertuan Besar since April 19, while the council continued to sit with His Royal Highness as its chairman.

As such, he said there was no vacancy in the office of Yang Dipertuan Besar.

“Article 11 only applies when the position is vacant, and could not be invoked to elect a successor as long as the office is lawfully occupied.

“The tenure of Tuanku Muhriz in the position can only be terminated in the manner provided for under the UUTKNS 1959. The council does not recognise any other person as holding the position,” he said.

Meanwhile, Raja Norazli said Tuanku Muhriz did not intervene in Luak Sungei Ujong affairs during the April 17 sitting.

He said the records showed that the matter brought before the DKU was a complaint lodged by representatives of the Telaga Undang of Luak Sungei Ujong, namely Ibu Soko and Waris Klana Hulu.

“They dismissed Mubarak Thahak @ Dohak as Undang in accordance with the customs of the Luak, with the dismissal letter handed to him on May 13, 2025.

“He said Tuanku Muhriz had made it clear that, under Article 14(1) and (3), the customary authority to choose, appoint and dismiss an Undang rests with the Luak itself, and that no member of the Dewan, ‘including His Royal Highness himself’, has the power to support or oppose such a decision,” he said.

He said the DKU therefore recognised the dismissal as a decision by the Luak under its own customs under Article 14(3).

“The members were consulted before the conclusion was reached, and the minutes showed that no further objections were raised after Tuanku Muhriz, as Speaker of the Dewan, announced the Dewan’s decision to accept the dismissal,” he said.

He said neither the DKU nor Tuanku Muhriz had dismissed any Undang.

Raja Norazli explained that the Dewan accepted the Luak’s decision to dismiss the Undang of Luak Sungei Ujong.

“Therefore, the April 17 sitting was not an intervention in the affairs of the Luak. Rather, it was the Dewan carrying out its function under Article 16 to receive and advise on a decision already made by the Luak in accordance with its customs,” he said.

Raja Norazli also said the Luak had dismissed Mubarak Thahak @ Dohak as Undang of Luak Sungei Ujong under its customs, effective May 13, 2025 (advice dated April 17, 2026).

Maarof Mat Rashad, meanwhile, was dismissed as Undang of Luak Jelebu under the Luak’s customs, effective May 31, 2023 (advice dated July 31, 2026).

“Abdul Rahim Yasin was never formally appointed as Undang of Luak Rembau in accordance with the prescribed customs because his appointment was never completed through the Istiadat Menzahirkan Kejadian Undang ceremony (advice dated July 31),” he said.

Raja Norazli said Badarudin Abdul Khalid had ceased to hold the position of Dato’ Shahbandar Sungei Ujong following a Luruh Pusaka declaration by anak waris and Ibu Soko Waris di Ayer on July 30, 2026, which was affirmed on July 31, 2026.

“Therefore, the current Undang are Datuk Klana Petra Muhammad Faris Johari for Luak Sungei Ujong and Datuk Sedia Raja Hassan Ab Hamid for Luak Rembau.

“Datuk Johan Pahlawan Lela Perkasa Setiawan Datuk Muhammed Abdullah is the Undang of Luak Johol, while the positions of Undang of Luak Jelebu and Dato’ Shahbandar Sungei Ujong are currently vacant,” he said.

He said the DKU had therefore maintained its decision of July 31, 2026 that the document dated April 19, 2026 did not comply with Article 10, was unconstitutional and had no effect, and that no valid process had resulted in Tuanku Muhriz ceasing to hold the position of Yang Dipertuan Besar.

Raja Norazli also said the DKU continued to recognise Tuanku Muhriz as Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan and Speaker of the Dewan under Article 19, did not recognise any vacancy in either position, and did not recognise anyone else as holding them.

He said the DKU also called on all state and federal civil servants to continue administering the state in accordance with the law and the lawful chain of command, and required anyone claiming that a “sufficient and full investigation” had been conducted to present the complete record of the process before a forum with jurisdiction.

“All parties are also urged to respect court proceedings, maintain public order, and not invoke custom as a reason to disregard the UUTKNS 1959,” he said. — Bernama

*Editor’s note: The initials UUTKNS stands for Undang-Undang Tubuh Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan, the Malay term for the Laws of the Constitution of Negeri Sembilan.

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昆山杜克大学秘书 Raja Norazli Raja Nordin 表示，没有按照 1959 年 Undang-Undang Tubuh Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan (UUTKNS) 中所述的适当程序来腾出他的职位。

2026 年 4 月 19 日的文件被宣布违宪，但对端姑慕赫里兹的角色没有影响。

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芙蓉，10 月 5 日 — 森美兰州议会 (DKU) 再次重申端姑穆里兹端姑穆纳维尔仍然是森美兰州最高大臣。

昆山杜克大学秘书 Raja Norazli Raja Nordin 表示，Tuanku Muhriz 于 2008 年 12 月 29 日由 Undangs 选举，并被宣布为第 11 任国家行政大臣，并于 2009 年 10 月 26 日根据 1959 年森美兰宪法（UUTKNS）正式就职。

他表示，端姑慕赫里兹继续担任该职位，并根据第 19 条规定担任 DKU 主席。

《1959年乌干达王室宪章》规定，该职位空缺的唯一合法途径是，如果确定乌干达王室已要求殿下退位或下台。第10条要求乌干达王室进行适当和全面的调查；并确定第10条规定的理由是否存在。

他在昨天的一份声明中说：“根据第 29 条规定，依法担任 Undang 职务的人员行使该权力；以及根据第 10(2) 条发布公告。”

Raja Norazli表示，这些要求一个也没有得到满足。

他表示，自 4 月 19 日以来，端姑慕赫里兹一直履行着最高元首的职责，而理事会也继续由殿下担任主席。

因此，他表示，最高元首一职没有空缺。

“第 11 条仅适用于职位空缺的情况，只要该职位有人合法担任，就不能援引该条款选举继任者。

“只有按照1959年《乌干达国王和王后国家法令》规定的方式才能终止端姑慕赫里兹的任期。理事会不承认任何其他人担任该职位，”他说。

与此同时，拉惹诺拉兹里表示，端姑慕里兹在4月17日的会议期间没有干预双溪乌戎事务。

他说，记录显示，提交给 DKU 的案件是由 Luak Sungei Ujong 的 Telaga Undang 的代表，即 Ibu Soko 和 Waris Klana Hulu 提出的投诉。

“他们按照卢阿克人的习俗解雇了穆巴拉克·塔哈克（又名多哈克），解雇信于 2025 年 5 月 13 日递交给了他。

他说：“他表示，端姑慕赫里兹已明确表示，根据第 14(1) 和 (3) 条，选择、任命和解雇 Undang 的习惯权力属于 Luak 本身，而且 Dewan 的任何成员，‘包括殿下本人’，都无权支持或反对这样的决定。”

他表示，因此，DKU 承认解雇是 Luak 根据其自身习俗根据第 14(3) 条作出的决定。

他说：“在得出结论之前，议员们都进行了咨询，会议记录显示，在议长端姑慕赫里兹宣布下议院接受解雇决定后，没有再有人提出异议。”

他说昆山杜克大学和端姑穆里兹都没有驳回任何Undang。

Raja Norazli 解释说，下议院接受 Luak 解雇 Luak Sungei Ujong 的 Undang 的决定。

“因此，4月17日的会议并非干预卢阿克的事务。相反，这是迪万根据第16条履行其职责，接收并就卢阿克按照其习俗已作出的决定提供建议，”他说。

Raja Norazli 还表示，Luak 已将 Mubarak Thahak @ Dohak 解除为 Luak Sungei Ujong 的 Undang，于 2025 年 5 月 13 日生效（建议日期为 2026 年 4 月 17 日）。

与此同时，Maarof Mat Rashad 被解除 Luak Jelebu 的 Undang 职务，根据 Luak 的海关规定，自 2023 年 5 月 31 日起生效（通知日期为 2026 年 7 月 31 日）。

他说：“阿卜杜勒·拉希姆·亚辛从未按照规定的习俗正式被任命为卢阿克·伦巴乌的酋长，因为他的任命从未通过7月31日的酋长任命仪式完成。”

拉惹诺拉兹里表示，继anak waris和Ibu Soko Waris di Ayer于2026年7月30日发表Luruh Pusaka声明并于2026年7月31日确认后，巴达鲁丁阿都哈立不再担任拿督Shahbandar Sungei Ujong的职位。

“因此，现任Undang是Luak Sungei Ujong的Datuk Klana Petra Muhammad Faris Johari和Luak Rembau的Datuk Sedia Raja Hassan Ab Hamid。

“拿督Johan Pahlawan Lela Perkasa Setiawan Datuk Muhammed Abdullah是Luak Johol的Undang，而Luak Jelebu的Undang和Dato' Shahbandar Sungei Ujong的职位目前空缺，”他说。

他表示，因此，DKU 维持了其 2026 年 7 月 31 日的决定，即 2026 年 4 月 19 日的文件不符合第 10 条规定，违宪且无效，并且没有任何有效的程序导致端姑慕赫里兹不再担任最高元首的职位。

拉惹诺拉兹里还表示，根据第十九条，昆山杜克大学继续承认端姑慕力兹为森美兰州元首和下议院议长，不承认任何职位空缺，也不承认任何其他人担任这些职位。

他说，DKU 还呼吁所有州和联邦公务员继续依法按照合法的指挥链管理国家，并要求任何声称已进行“充分和全面的调查”的人向有管辖权的机构提交完整的调查记录。

“各方也被敦促尊重法庭程序，维护公共秩序，不得以习俗为由无视1959年《统一国民保险制度》（UUTKNS 1959）。”——马新社

*编者注：首字母 UUTKNS 代表 Undang-Undang Tubuh Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan，马来语术语，指森美兰州宪法法律。

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