Tunku Naquiah

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Tuanku Ja'afar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Tunku Naquiah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Tunku Naquiah
Tunku Dara
Born	Tunku Naquiah binti Tunku Ja'afar (1944-12-29) 29 December 1944 Seri Menanti, Negeri Sembilan, Malaya (now Malaysia)
Spouse	Tunku Mudzaffar bin Tunku Mustapha ​ ​ (m. 1969)​
Issue	Tunku Nadzimuddin Tunku Myra Madihah Tunku Nasaifuddin Tunku Nasruan Adil
Regnal name Tunku Tan Sri Naquiah binti Almarhum Tuanku Ja'afar
House	Pagar Ruyung
Father	Tuanku Ja'afar
Mother	Tunku Ampuan Najihah
Religion	Sunni Islam

Tunku Dara Tunku Tan Sri Naquiah binti Almarhum Tuanku Ja'afar is an eldest daughter and first child of Tuanku Ja'afar, the 10th Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan and Tunku Ampuan Najihah.

Personal life

She was born on 29 December 1944 at Seri Menanti, Negeri Sembilan.

Her other siblings;

• Tunku Laksamana of Negeri Sembilan Tunku Naquiyuddin (born on 8 Mac 1947)
• Tunku Muda Serting of Negeri Sembilan Tunku Imran (born on 21 March 1948)
• Tunku Puteri of Negeri Sembilan Tunku Jawahir (born on 27 January 1952)
• Tengku Panglima Raja of Selangor Tunku Irinah (born on 23 November 1957)
• Tunku Panglima Besar of Negeri Sembilan Tunku Nadzaruddin (born on 26 October 1959)

Education

The eldest of the six siblings of Almarhum Tuanku Ja'afar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Tunku Dara studied in Malay Girls College, Kuala Lumpur before pursuing her studies in New York and London. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics/Political Science from the American University in Cairo. Upon returning to Malaysia, she began a successful Public Relations (PR) career during which she received a distinction for her Diploma in Public Relations from the Malaysian Institute of Public Relations (IPR) in 1971.

Career

She is currently a director of Syarikat Pesaka Antah, Syarikat Pendidikan Staffield Bhd and the chairman of Munaq Holdings Sdn Bhd.

Since 1980, Tunku Dara Naquiah has run Ecole de Belle Jeunesse, a pioneering finishing school in Malaysia. Through the school, she shares the benefit of her experience in personal development areas such as etiquette, protocol, formal dining, public speaking and personal grooming enabling her students to build confidence, poise as well as communication and social skills.

Involvement

She is actively involved in the Kuala Lumpur Speakers' Club, which she helped found in 1970 and is the president. She is :

• Patron of the Dance Society of Malaysia.
• Patron of the Kiwanis Down Syndrome Centre Seremban.
• Chairman and the board of Trustees of the Tuanku Najihah Foundation.
• Chairman of the English Speaking Union Malaysia.
• On the board of Trustees of Tuanku Ja'afar Educational Trust.
• Consultant for Malaysia Tatler magazine.
• Chancellor of International University College of Arts and Science
• Member of UMNO Ibu Kota and the Malay Chamber of Commerce of Federal Federal Territory both of which she was one of the originators.
• Chairman of the Womens Institute Negeri Sembilan from 1969-1972.
• Former trustee of the National Art Gallery Kuala Lumpur for five years and was chairman of the Youth Section of the Muslim Women Welfare Board, which she started in 1974. Known today as Putri Islam, the society was very active under Tunku Dara's leadership from 1974-1979

Royal family

On 18 July 1969, she married to His Highness Tunku Kecil Besar Tunku Mudzaffar. The royal couples is blessed with four children;

• Tunku Nadzimuddin
• Tunku Myra Madihah
• Tunku Nasaifuddin
• Tunku Nasruan Adil

Styles and honours

Styles of Tunku Naquiah
Reference style	Her Highness
Spoken style	Her Highness
Alternative style	Tunku Dara

The style of Tunku Dara is :

Her Highness Tunku Dara Tunku Tan Sri Naquiah binti Almarhum Tuanku Ja'afar, D.K.Y.R, P.S.M, S.P.T.J, J.P, A.M.N, P.J.K.

Honours

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

She has been awarded :

• Negeri Sembilan
  • Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Yam Tuan Radin Sunnah (D.K.Y.R., 16.8.1980)
  • Knight Grand Commander or Dato' Sri Paduka of the Grand Order of Tuanku Ja'afar (S.P.T.J.) with title Dato' Seri
  • The Meritorious Service Medal (Pingat Jasa Kebaktian, P.J.K.)
  • Recipient of Jaksa Pendamai (J.P)

• Malaysia
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N)
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (P.S.M) with title Tan Sri