The Most Illustrious Royal Family Order of Negeri Sembilan () is the highest chivalric and dynastic order of the state of Negeri Sembilan. The order was established on 24 May 1979 by Yamtuan Besar Tuanku Ja'afar to recognize the contributions made by heads of state and consorts to the state.http://aplikasi2.ns.gov.my/ipingatns/pingat_info.php?id_pingat=1
History The Royal Family Order of Negeri Sembilan was established on 24 May 1979 by Yamtuan Besar Tuanku Ja'afar. The order is conferred on the Sultans of the Malay states, their consorts, senior members of the Negeri Sembilan royal family, and foreign heads of state and their consorts.
Grade and insignia The Royal Family Order of Negeri Sembilan is conferred in the single grade of Member. The recipients of the order bear the post-nominal letters of D.K.N.S. The reigning monarch, or Yamtuan Besar, is the Grand Master of the order and all inductions are made at his pleasure.
The insignia of the order consists of a collar, sash, badge, and star. The sash of the order is a yellow riband with two central stripes in red and black.
Recipients 1979: Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan (Founding Grand Master) 1979: Tunku Ampuan Najihah 1980: Tunku Puan Besar Kurshiah 1980: Hassanal Bolkiah 1981: Ismail Petra of Kelantan 1982: Putra of Perlis 1982: Abdul Halim of Kedah 1982: Salahuddin of Selangor 1982: Mahathir Mohamad 1985: Iskandar of Johor 1986: Ahmad Shah of Pahang 1988: Mahmud of Terengganu 1989: Azlan Shah of Perak 1994: Tunku Naquiyuddin 1996: Sultanah Bahiyah 1998: Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis 2001: Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu 2001: Sirajuddin of Perlis 2001: Pakubuwono XII 2002: Sharafuddin of Selangor 2009: Muhriz of Negeri Sembilan (Grand Master since 2008) 2009: Tuanku Aishah Rohani 2011: Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor 2011: Muhammad V of Kelantan 2015: Nazrin Shah of Perak 2018: Sallehuddin of Kedah
See also Orders, decorations, and medals of the Malaysian states and federal territories#Negeri Sembilan Orders, decorations, and medals of Negeri Sembilan List of post-nominal letters (Negeri Sembilan)
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