All smiles as family members gathered with the birthday girl, Tuanku Najihah Tunku Besar Burhanuddin, for a group photo
Cover Photo: Khairul Imran

At an intimate dinner party attended by family members and friends, the matriarch of the Negeri Sembilan royal family, Tuanku Najihah Tunku Besar Burhanuddin celebrated her 97th birthday, arriving as elegantly as ever and beaming from ear-to-ear. All six of her children were present to help her celebrate this milestone. 

Dressed in elegant evening wear, guests arrived at the Royal Lake Club's Orchid Room that was lavishly decked out in the royal colour of yellow with gorgeous flowers by Maison Des Roses, founded by Tuanku Najihah's granddaughter, Tengku Asra Jehan. Guests and family members that evening paid tribute to Tuanku Najihah's many inspiring attributes such as her tenacity, diplomacy, graciousness and avid interest in sports. 

See also: The 'Jejak Tanah' Ceremony of Tunku Sofia Najihah and Tunku Raffi James Mudzaffar

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Photo 1 of 19 Tengku Alana Shah, Tunku Ines Najihah Raden and Marisa Soraya
Photo 2 of 19 Tengku Tan Sri Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar
Photo 3 of 19 Tunku Dato’ Seri Mahmud Tunku Besar Burhanuddin, Tuanku Najihah's older brother
Photo 4 of 19 Tunku Puteri Tunku Puan Sri Dato’ Seri Jawahir
Photo 5 of 19 Tunku Irinah Tuanku Ja'afar
Photo 6 of 19 Tengku Asra Jehan and Tuanku Najihah Tunku Besar Burhanuddin
Photo 7 of 19 Tunku Eddy Nasruan Adil, Jeslina Hashim, Che Puan Claire-Louise Rania Moore and Tunku Danny Nasaifuddin Mudzaffar
Photo 8 of 19 Datin Su Day and Dato' Steve Day
Photo 9 of 19 Tunku Khairul Zaim Naquiyuddin, Tunku Dato’ Seri Utama Naquiyuddin, Tuanku Najihah Tunku Besar Burhanuddin, Tunku Dato' Seri Nurul Hayati and Tunku Nadia Naquiyuddin
Photo 10 of 19 Tunku Jamie Nadzimuddin and Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim
Photo 11 of 19 Tunku Dato' Seri Nadzaruddin
Photo 12 of 19 Tunku Tan Sri Imran Tuanku Ja'afar
Photo 13 of 19 Tan Sri Abdul Rahim
Photo 14 of 19 Tunku Datuk Mudzaffar Tunku Mustapha, Tunku Dara Tunku Tan Sri Naquiah and Datin Patricia Indot
Photo 15 of 19 Tuanku Najihah making her entrance
Photo 16 of 19 Che Puan Nina Karina and Tengku A'zran Abdul Jawaad
Photo 17 of 19 Tunku Dato' Seri Mimi Wahida, Tunku Dara Tunku Tan Sri Naquiah and Datin Sri Dato' RA Djuaenah Wiriaatmadja
Photo 18 of 19 All smiles as family members gathered with the birthday girl, Tuanku Najihah Tunku Besar Burhanuddin, for a group photo
Photo 19 of 19 Datin Fauziah Haron, Puan Sri Sabihah Mohd Salleh and Datin Paduka Jamaiyah Daud