Tunku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Ja’afar (right) was proclaimed the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan at a hotel in Alor Gajah, Melaka on June 5, 2026, which the palace declared void on June 9, 2026. — Screengrab from social media video footage (New users only) It's tax relief season! Get up to RM300 when you save with Versa! Plus, enjoy an additional FREE RM10 when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with a min. cash-in of RM100 today. T&Cs apply. By Malay Mail Tuesday, 09 Jun 2026 8:19 PM MYT SEREMBAN, June 9 — A ceremony proclaiming the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan at a hotel in Alor Gajah, Melaka on June 5 is invalid and is not recognised under the state’s constitution, laws and customs, the palace said today.Comptroller of the Palace Datuk Azizi Mohamad Ali said the title of Yang di-Pertuan Besar that Tunku Datuk Seri Nadzaruddin Tuanku Ja’afar sought to assume, carries no legal effect.“However, by attempting to accept that invalid title, Tunku Datuk Seri Nadzaruddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar has, by his own action, relinquished the hereditary title of Tunku Panglima Besar of Negeri Sembilan that he previously held,” he said in a statement this evening.Azizi said the hereditary title of Tunku Panglima Besar is now vacant as a result.“There is no longer an incumbent holding the hereditary title of Tunku Panglima Besar,” he said.