Tunku Naquiah

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Tunku Naquiah
Tunku Dara
BornTunku Naquiah binti Tunku Ja'afar
(1944-12-29) 29 December 1944 (age 79)
Seri Menanti, Negeri Sembilan, Malaya (now Malaysia)
Spouse
Tunku Mudzaffar bin Tunku Mustapha
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(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;

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. [1]

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 :

Royal family

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

Styles and honours

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

The style of Tunku Naquiah 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

She has been awarded : [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Board of directors". Syarikat Pesaka Antah. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Our Board". Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Dan Pingat". www.istiadat.gov.my. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
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