# Negeri Sembilan MB orders ruler removal despite DKU pushback

> Negeri Sembilan state leader insists Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz must be removed, ignoring legal objections from ruling council.
- Title: Negeri Sembilan MB orders ruler removal despite DKU pushback
- Summary: Negeri Sembilan state leader insists Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz must be removed, ignoring legal objections from ruling council. State government…
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- Source: Malay Mail — https://malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/17/negeri-sembilan-mb-instructs-state-secretary-to-gazette-tuanku-muhrizs-removal-despite-dku-objection/235511
- Published: 2026-09-17T14:02:54+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: negeri sembilan, menteri besar, tuanku muhriz, dewan keadilan dan undang, yang di pertuan besar, gazette, state executive council, high court, news, world
## State leader orders removal
Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim instructed state secretary to gazette Tuanku Muhriz's removal despite DKU objections.

> The exco had unanimously agreed on the position when it met on Tuesday.
## DKU challenges authority
Dewan Keadilan dan Undang claims state executive council lacks jurisdiction to determine ruler's position.

> The matter is before the High Court in Seremban.
## Legal dispute ongoing
Tuanku Muhriz's legal team accuses state government of attempting a coup and plans contempt proceedings.

> They said they intended to commence contempt proceedings against the state government.
## Court process pending
High Court in Seremban is reviewing the dispute over ruler's legitimacy.

> The matter was before the High Court in Seremban.
## Previous ruling
State executive council previously confirmed Tuanku Muhriz's removal and appointed new ruler.

> Tuanku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Ja’afar was the new ruler of Negeri Sembilan.
## Legal conflict
DKU insists Tuanku Muhriz remains legitimate ruler under state constitution.

> Questions involving Malay adat fall within its jurisdiction under the Negri Sembilan Constitution.
## Key takeaway

State government moves to gazette Tuanku Muhriz's removal despite DKU claiming court authority over ruler's position.