Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin
Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz (born 6 July 1982), more popularly known as Tunku 'Abidin Muhriz, is the second son of the reigning Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia, Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir. He is the Founding President of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), Malaysia and is a trustee of Yayasan Chow Kit along with Yayasan Munarah. Family. Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin was born on 6 July 1982 at University Hospital, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, as second son and child of Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir (now the reigning  Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan) and Tuanku Aishah Rohani. His siblings are : Education. He was educated at : Career. Philanthropy. He is the Pro-Chancellor of UCSI University, a Trustee of Yayasan Munarah, Yayasan Chow Kit and the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation, Founding President of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) and is an Honorary Major in the Malaysian Territorial Army. In his various roles he has been interviewed for numerous television programmes, magazines and newspaper features; he is particular a regular columnist for major newspaper "The Star" since 2018. Involvement in arts. Tunku 'Abidin is greatly interested  in music and is an accomplished pianist. He is the patron for the Euroasia Association of Performing Arts or Euroasia, and regularly supports the organisation's efforts to develop and share music education and performance. Tunku 'Abidin has also performed at the Konsert Diraja UKM ("National University of Malaysia Royal Concert") for the past several years. He is the first patron of Hands Percussion, a Malaysian percussion ensemble. In conjunction with his father's Installation Ceremony he wrote a book about the state's history and customs, and began a major project composing a new rendition for his state's  anthem, "Berkatlah Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan", with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. This new composition was officially launched on 26 October 2010. Bibliography. He has authored four books to date: