SEREMBAN: The Negri Sembilan executive council has absolutely no authority to make any decision regarding the position of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar, says former mentri besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun (pic).
Aminuddin, who was mentri besar from May 2018 until Aug 2 this year said this was stipulated in the Laws of the Constitution of Negri Sembilan 1959.
"I have reviewed the purported announcement made by members of the state exco on Sept 16 regarding the position of Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir.
"I am coming forward to provide a clarification because the document forming the basis of that announcement, namely the alleged proclamation dated April 19, 2026, purportedly made by the Undang Yang Empat was previously presented to me during my tenure as Mentri Besar," he said in a statement.
Aminuddin said he had refused to sign the document which was presented to him on April 20 as the state government could neither accept nor recognise the actions of Datuk Mubarak Dohak, who was involved in handling and executing the proclamation the day before.
This, he said, was because Mubarak was no longer the Undang of Sungei Ujong and the action did not comply with the requirements of Article 10 of the state laws.
"I rejected it and stated that position publicly.
"I maintained that stance as the incumbent holder of the Mentri Besar office, as provided under Article 10(2).
"The same matter cannot be resubmitted to a different Mentri Besar four months later," he said.
In a statement purportedly issued by the state exco on Wednesday (Sept 16), the members had stated that Tuanku Muhriz's removal as the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan in April was legitimate.
The exco added that Tuanku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Ja'afar was now the new ruler of Negri Sembilan.
The statement was not signed and only stated that it was from the state exco line-up.
Aminuddin said on Sept 9, the current state government had publicly stated that the proclamation document did not satisfy the processes and procedures stipulated under the state laws.
It also said the proclamation was invalid, unconstitutional, and unenforceable.
"However, seven days later, the very same members of the state exco decided instead that the proclamation was complete and in force.
"This sudden shift in stance is deeply baffling," he said.
He said the Dewan Keadilan dan Undang in a statement on Sept 14 had also reaffirmed that the proclamation was null and void from the beginning and that Tuanku Muhriz remains the sole and absolute Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan.
These decisions, he said, were also conveyed to the Mentri Besar, the state secretary, and the state legal advisor.
Aminuddin went on to say that the Sept 16 statement by the state exco stated that the proclamation was only executed in accordance with Article 10(2) when the Mentri Besar signed the document on Aug 3, 2026.
"However, the same announcement also stated that a successor had been chosen on April 19, 2026 pursuant to Article 11.
"A successor cannot be chosen as long as the office is still occupied," he said.
Aminuddin said Tuanku Muhriz was never given the opportunity to respond to any charges against him and this constituted a serious breach of the principles of natural justice.
He claimed that a "full and complete" investigation, as required by Article 10 of the state laws, was also never carried out.
"No full and complete investigation was ever conducted in my presence as alleged," he said, adding that this was among the reasons why he had refused to sign the proclamation document dated April 19.
Aminuddin said the actions of the state exco constitutes an act of treason against Tuanku Muhriz and the authorities should act against every one of them.
