Tuanku Aishah Rohani

Issue

Names
Tengku Aishah Rohani binti Tengku Besar Mahmud
Regnal name
Tuanku Aishah Rohani binti Almarhum Tengku Besar Mahmud

DynastyBendahara (by birth)
Pagaruyung (by marriage)FatherTengku Besar Mahmud ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainal Abidin IIIMotherTo' Puan Hajah Zainun Meriam binti Haji Su MahmudReligionSunni Islam

Royal family of Negeri Sembilan
Tuanku Muhriz, The Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Aishah Rohani, the Tunku Ampuan Besar Tunku Ali Redhauddin, the Tunku Besar Seri Menanti Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin
Muhriz's sisters Yang di-Pertuan Besar's sisters: Tunku Anne Dakhlah YBhg. Dato’ Abdul Malik Siti Mazeera Shazmi Izzam Siti Mazlina Siti Mazlynda Tunku Deborah YBhg. Dato' Ahmad Fuad Tunku Deannah YM Tengku Datuk Amran of Jelebu Tengku Amera Nafisah of Jelebu Tengku Nadia Azrina of Jelebu Tengku Dahira Azirah of Jelebu
Jaafar's family Tunku Naquiah, the Tunku Dara Tunku Mudzaffar, the Tunku Kecil Besar Tunku Nadzimuddin Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim Tunku Sofia Najihah Tunku Miratun Madihah Dato' James Iskandar Jaafar-Greaves Putera Ryan Puteri Tahlia Tunku Nasaifuddin Che Puan Claire Rania Moore Tunku Arthur Idris Tunku Gabriella Amiera Tunku Nasruan Adil Tunku Naquiyuddin, the Tunku Laksamana Tunku Nurul Hayati of Kedah, the Tunku Puan Muda Tunku Mohammad Alauddin Putri Badrinise Alauddin Tunku Alayna Putri Tunku Alia Nadira Lorance Cheikh El Haddadin Tunku Nadia Sahiya Tunku Khairul-Zaim Tunku Imran, the Tunku Muda Serting Che Engku Puan Sri Nora Marzuki Tunku Khairil Imran Tunku Tarrant Tunku Abdul Rahman Aminu'llah Tunku Jawahir, the Tunku Puteri and Tengku Puan Panglima Besar of Pahang Tengku Azlan Shah, the Tengku Panglima Besar of Pahang Tengku Aslahuddin Jaafar of Pahang Sofia Tengku Muhammad Ayden Saladin of Pahang Tengku Azran of Pahang Tunku Irinah, the Tengku Puan Panglima Raja of Selangor Tengku Ahmad Shah of Selangor, the Tengku Panglima Raja of Selangor Tengku Alam Shah Amiruddin of Selangor Tengku Aiman Shahirah of Selangor Tunku Nadzaruddin, the Tunku Panglima Besar Tunku Mimi Wahida Tunku Muhammad Hazim Shah Raden Tunku Muhammad Mish’al Raden Tunku Ines Najihah Raden
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Tuanku Aishah Rohani binti Almarhum Tengku Besar Mahmud (Jawi: توانكو عايشه روحاني بنت المرحوم تڠكو بسر محمود ; born 19 June 1951) is the current Tunku Ampuan Besar (Queen consort) of Negeri Sembilan.^[1] She is the wife of the current Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir.

Background

Tengku Aishah was born on 19 June 1951 in Batu Gajah, Perak to Tengku Seri Utama Raja Tengku Besar Mahmud ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainal Abidin III and his second wife, To' Puan Hajah Zainun Meriam binti Haji Su Mahmud.^[2] She is of Terengganu royal lineage.

Tengku 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, Tunku Muhriz.^{[citation needed]}

Royal engagement

On 16 February 1973, the royal engagement between Tunku Besar of Seri Menanti Tunku Muhriz, then aged 25 years and Terengganu princess Tengku Aishah Rohani, then aged 21 years and 7 months old (she was only four months short of her 22nd birthday) took place at Istana Terengganu, Jalan Pekeliling.

Prior to their engagement and courtship, Tunku Muhriz was employed as an administrative officer at Bank Rakyat whilst his future wife Tengku Aishah Rohani was working as a clerk at local bank in Malaysia.

Royal marriage

On 25 April 1974 (corresponding to the Islamic calendar date of 2 Rabiul Akhir 1394 Hijri), she tied the knot to a Negeri Sembilan prince, Tunku Besar of Seri Menanti Tunku Muhriz when she was 22 years and 10 months old (two months short of her 23rd birthday). Their royal wedding reception was held at Istana Maziah, Kuala Terengganu witnessed by Tunku Muhriz's mother, Tunku Ampuan Durah alongside with other members of the Negeri Sembilan and Terengganu royal families.

On 4 May 1974, Tunku Ampuan Durah held a royal couples departure ceremony (istiadat keberangkatan balik pengantin diraja) at Istana Lama Seri Menanti. Their royal highnesses conjoined on the wedding dais also in Istana Lama Seri Menanti.

Royal family

Tengku Aishah married Tunku Muhriz in Istana Maziah, Kuala Terengganu on 25 April 1974 and the couple are blessed with three sons namely Tunku Ali Redhauddin Muhriz, the Tunku Besar Seri Menanti of Negeri Sembilan, Tunku Zain 'Abidin Muhriz and the late Tunku Alif Hussein Saifuddin Al-Amin.

• The eldest son, Tunku Besar of Seri Menanti Tunku Ali Redhauddin was born on 26 April 1977 at University of Malaya Hospital.
• The second son, Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin was born on 6 July 1982 also in University of Malaya Hospital.
• The youngest son, Tunku Alif Hussein Saifuddin Al-Amin was born on 3 September 1984 with lack of Vitamin K on his brain and passed away on 15 January 2016 at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz following an illness. He was laid to rest at Seri Menanti Royal Mausoleum, Kuala Pilah.

Becoming Queen (2008 - Present)

Tuanku Aishah was installed the 11th Tunku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan on 14 April 2009^[2] 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.

Styles and honours

Styles of Tuanku Aishah Rohani
Reference style	Her Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Tuanku

• Since 14 April 2009: Her Royal Highness Tuanku Aishah Rohani binti Almarhum Tengku Besar Mahmud, Tunku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan

The styles of Tuanku Aishah Rohani is:

Her Royal Highness Tuanku Aishah Rohani binti Almarhum Tengku Besar Mahmud, Tunku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan

Honours

 Negeri Sembilan :

• Member of the Royal Family Order of Negeri Sembilan (D.K.N.S., 21 April 2009)^[2]
• Knight Commander or Dato' Paduka of the Grand Order of Tuanku Ja’afar (D.P.T.J.) - Dato' (1996)
• Recipient of the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DPT)^[3]

Places named after her

Several places were named after her, including:

• Hospital Tunku Ampuan Besar Tuanku Aishah Rohani, a paediatric specialist hospital in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur^[4]
• Sekolah Menengah Sains Tuanku Aishah Rohani, an all-girls science school in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan

References