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'''Negeri Sembilan''' (also ''Negri Sembilan''), meaning "nine states" in
Malay, is a state of
Malaysia. It is located on the western coast of
Peninsular Malaysia, just south of
Kuala Lumpur.
The name is believed to derive from the nine districts or "nagari" (now known as "luak") settled by the
Minangkabau, a people originally from West
Sumatra (present-day
Indonesia). Minangkabau features are still visible today in traditional
architecture and the
dialect of Malay spoken. Unlike the hereditary monarchs of the other royal
Malay states, the ruler of Negeri Sembilan - known as ''Yang di-Pertuan Besar'' - is selected by the council of
undang who lead the four biggest districts of Sungai Ujong, Jelebu, Johol and Rembau.
The capital of Negeri Sembilan is
Seremban. The royal capital is
Seri Menanti in Kuala Pilah district. Other important cities are
Port Dickson and
Nilai. The Arabic honorific of the state is '''Darul Khusus''' ("the Special Abode").
The current Yang di-Pertuan Besar is
Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, born 1922, who was elected in 1967. While the new Menteri Besar or Chief Minister of the state is YAB Dato' Seri Utama Mohamad Haji Hasan.
==List of Districts==
*
Seremban
*
Port Dickson
*
Jelebu
*
Rembau
*
Tampin
*
Kuala Pilah
*
Jempol
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! style="background:#ccccff" align="center" width="100%" | States and Federal Territories of Malaysia || Image:Malaysia flag large.png
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| align="right" style="font-size: 90%; vertical-align: top;" | '''States:'''
| align="left" style="font-size: 90%;" | Johor | Kedah | Kelantan | Malacca | Negeri Sembilan | Pahang | Perak | Perlis | Penang | Sabah | Sarawak | Selangor | Terengganu
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| align="right" style="font-size: 90%;" | '''Federal Territories:'''
| align="left" style="font-size: 90%;" | Kuala Lumpur | Labuan | Putrajaya
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