Government of Negeri Sembilan
Executive and legislative authorities governing the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan
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The Government of Negeri Sembilan, officially the State Government of Negeri Sembilan, refers to the government authority of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. The state government adheres to and is created by both the Federal Constitution of Malaysia, the supreme law of Malaysia, and the Laws of the Constitution of Negeri Sembilan 1959, the supreme law in Negeri Sembilan. The government of Negeri Sembilan is based in Seremban, the state's capital city.
| State Government of Negeri Sembilan | |
|---|---|
| Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan | |
 | |
| Overview | |
| Established | 31 August 1957 |
| State |  Negeri Sembilan |
| Leader | Menteri Besar |
| Appointed by | Yang di-Pertuan Besar |
| Main organ | Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council |
| Responsible to | Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly |
| Annual budget | RM 640 million (2026)[1] |
| Headquarters | Wisma Negeri Sembilan, Seremban |
| Website | www |
The state government consists of only two branches – executive and legislative. The Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council forms the executive branch, whilst the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the state government. Negeri Sembilan's head of government is the Menteri Besar. The state government does not have a judiciary branch, as Malaysia's judicial system is a federalised system operating uniformly throughout the country.[2][3]
Executive
Head of government
The Menteri Besar is the head of government in Negeri Sembilan. He is officially appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Besar, Negeri Sembilan's head of state, on the basis of the latter's judgement that the former commands the confidence of the majority of the State Assemblymen in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.[4] The Menteri Besar and his Executive Council shall be collectively responsible to Legislative Assembly. The Office of the Menteri Besar is situated inside Wisma Negeri Sembilan in Seremban.
The Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan is Aminuddin Harun of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition that holds the most seats in the State Legislative Assembly among the three coalitions in the state assembly. Amirudin assumed office on 12 May 2018, having been elected as a Member of the State Legislative Assembly in the 2008 state election.
Cabinet
The Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council forms the executive branch of the Negeri Sembilan state government and is analogous in function to the Malaysian federal Cabinet. The Executive Council is led by the Menteri Besar and made up of between four and 10 other State Assemblymen from the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.[4] Aside from these, three other ex officio members of the Executive Council are the State Secretary, the State Legal Adviser and the State Financial Officer.
Following the 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election, Aminuddin Harun was reappointed as the Menteri Besar after Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) were reelected to power and formed a coalition state government.
| PH (7) | BN (4) |
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| Name | Portfolio | Party | Constituency | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dato' Seri Utama Aminuddin Harun (Menteri Besar) |
|
PH (PKR) | Sikamat | 14 August 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias (Senior Member) |
|
BN (UMNO) | Pertang | 24 August 2023 | Incumbent | |
| Teo Kok Seong |
|
PH (DAP) | Bahau | Incumbent | ||
| Nicole Tan Lee Koon |
|
PH (DAP) | Bukit Kepayang | |||
| Veerapan Superamaniam |
|
PH (DAP) | Repah | |||
| Arul Kumar Jambunathan |
|
PH (DAP) | Nilai | |||
| Dato' Ismail Lasim |
|
BN (UMNO) | Senaling | Incumbent | ||
| Dato' Haji Mustapha Nagoor |
|
BN (UMNO) | Palong | |||
| Datuk Mohd Faizal Ramli |
|
BN (UMNO) | Linggi | |||
| Dato' Noorzunita Begum Mohd Ibrahim |
|
PH (PKR) | Pilah | Incumbent | ||
| Dato' Tengku Zamrah Tengku Sulaiman |
|
PH (PKR) | Ampangan | |||
Ex officio members
Legislature
The Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly is the legislative branch of the Negeri Sembilan state government. The unicameral legislature consists of 36 seats that represent the 36 state constituencies within Negeri Sembilan, with each constituency being represented by an elected State Assemblyman. The Legislative Assembly convenes at the Wisma Negeri in Seremban.
The legislature has a maximum mandate of five years by law and follows a multi-party system; the ruling party (or coalition) is elected through a first-past-the-post system.[4] The Yang di-Pertuan Besar may dissolve the legislature at any time and usually does so upon the advice of the Menteri Besar.
A Speaker is elected by the Legislative Assembly to preside over the proceedings and debates of the legislature. The Speaker may or may not be an elected State Assemblyman; in the case of the latter, the elected Speaker shall become a member of the Legislative Assembly additional to the elected State Assemblymen already in the legislature.[4]
Negeri Sembilan State Government Secretariat
- Internal Audit Unit
- Corporate Unit
- State Key Result Area Unit
- Integrity Unit
Development Cluster
- State Economic Planning Unit
- Privatisation and Investment Unit
- Local Government Division
- Housing Division
- Water Regulatory Board
Management Cluster
- Human Resources Management Division
- Management Service Division
- Office of Menteri Besar
- Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
- Information Technology Division
- Negeri Sembilan State Sports Council
- State Development Office
- Functions and Protocol Management Division
Depertments, statutory bodies and subsidiaries
Departments
- Negeri Sembilan State Financial Office[5]
- Negeri Sembilan Public Works Department[6]
- Office of Lands and Mines Negeri Sembilan[7]
- Negeri Sembilan Irrigation and Drainage Department[8]
- Negeri Sembilan State Forestry Department[9]
- Negeri Sembilan State Agriculture Department[10]
- Negeri Sembilan Social Welfare Department[11]
- Negeri Sembilan Town and Country Planning Department[12]
- Department of Veterinary Services of Negeri Sembilan[13]
- Negeri Sembilan State Mufti Department[14]
- Negeri Sembilan State Islamic Religious Affairs Department[15]
- Negeri Sembilan Syariah Judiciary Department[16]
- Negeri Sembilan Syariah Prosecution Department[17]
Statutory bodies
Subsidiaries
- Negeri Sembilan State Development Corporation
- Emerald Spirit Sdn Bhd (22.5%)
- Negeri Roadstone Sdn Bhd (80%)
- Pati Nilai Quarry Sdn Bhd (70%)
Districts and Lands Offices
Local governments
- Jelebu District Council[32]
- Jempol Municipal Council[33]
- Kuala Pilah District Council[34]
- Port Dickson Municipal Council[35]
- Rembau District Council[36]
- Seremban City Council[37]
- Tampin District Council[38]