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Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin

Zain Al-'Abidin
Born (1982-07-06) 6 July 1982 (age 34)
University Hospital, Petaling Jaya
Full name
Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin ibni Tunku Muhriz (at birth)
Dynasty Pagaruyung
Father Tuanku Muhriz ibni al-Marhum Tuanku Munawir
Mother Tuanku Aishah Rohani Tengku Besar Mahmud
Religion Sunni Islam
Full name
Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin ibni Tunku Muhriz (at birth)
Styles of
Tunku Zain al'Abidin
Coat of arms of Negeri Sembilan.svg
Reference style Yang Amat Mulia
Spoken style Yang Amat Mulia
Alternative style Tunku

Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz (born 6 July 1982), more popularly known as Tunku 'Abidin Muhriz, is the second son of the reigning Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia, Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir. He is the Founding President of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), Malaysia.

Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin was born on 6 July 1982 at University Hospital, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, as second son and child of Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir (now the reigning Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan) and Tuanku Aishah Rohani.

His siblings are :

He was educated at :

In conjunction with his father's Installation Ceremony he wrote a book about the state's history and customs, and began a major project to revitalise the State Anthem, Berkatlah Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan, working with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, which was officially launched on 26 October 2010.

He is a Trustee of Yayasan Munarah, Yayasan Chow Kit and the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation, and advisor to Institute for Pioneering of Education and Economic Excellence (INSPIRE) and is an Honorary Major in the Malaysian Territorial Army. In his various roles he has been interviewed for numerous television programmes, magazines and newspaper features.

He has authored four books to date:

Tunku 'Abidin is greatly interested in music and is an accomplished pianist. A strong supporter of the arts, he is the patron for the Euroasia Association of Performing Arts or Euroasia, and regularly supports the organization's efforts to develop and share music education and performance. Tunku 'Abidin has also performed at the Konsert Diraja UKM (English: National University of Malaysia Royal Concert) for the past several years.


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