Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin

Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin تونكو زين العابدين‎
Tunku Zain in 2025
Born	(1982-07-06) 6 July 1982 University Hospital, Selangor, Malaysia
House	Pagaruyung
Father	Tuanku Muhriz
Mother	Tuanku Aishah Rohani
Religion	Sunni Islam

Education	Marlborough College London School of Economics (BSc; MSc)
Military career
Branch	Malaysian Army
Rank	Major
Unit	Rejimen Askar Wataniah

Royal family of Negeri Sembilan

Tuanku Muhriz, The Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Aishah Rohani, the Tunku Ampuan Besar Tunku Ali Redhauddin, the Tunku Besar Seri Menanti Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin
Muhriz's sisters Yang di-Pertuan Besar's sisters: Tunku Anne Dakhlah YBhg. Dato’ Abdul Malik Siti Mazeera Shazmi Izzam Siti Mazlina Siti Mazlynda Tunku Deborah YBhg. Dato' Ahmad Fuad Tunku Deannah YM Tengku Datuk Amran of Jelebu Tengku Amera Nafisah of Jelebu Tengku Nadia Azrina of Jelebu Tengku Dahira Azirah of Jelebu
Jaafar's family Tunku Naquiah, the Tunku Dara Tunku Mudzaffar, the Tunku Kecil Besar Tunku Nadzimuddin Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim Tunku Sofia Najihah Tunku Myra Madihah Dato' James Iskandar Jaafar-Greaves Putera Ryan Puteri Tahlia Tunku Nasaifuddin Che Puan Claire Rania Moore Tunku Arthur Idris Tunku Gabriella Amiera Tunku Nasruan Adil Che Puan Nor Jeslina binti Khairuddin Mohamed Hashim Tunku Naquiyuddin, the Tunku Laxamana Tunku Nurul Hayati of Kedah, the Tunku Puan Muda Tunku Mohammad Alauddin Putri Badrinise Alauddin Tunku Alayna Putri Tunku Alia Nadira Lorance Cheikh El Haddadin Tunku Nadia Sahiya Tunku Khairul-Zaim Tunku Imran, the Tunku Muda Serting Che Engku Puan Sri Nora Marzuki Tunku Khairil Imran Tunku Tarrant Tunku Abdul Rahman Aminu'llah Tunku Jawahir, the Tunku Puteri and Tengku Puan Panglima Besar of Pahang Tengku Azlan Shah, the Tengku Panglima Besar of Pahang Tengku Aslahuddin Jaafar of Pahang Sofia Tengku Muhammad Ayden Saladin of Pahang Tengku A'zran Abdul Jawaad of Pahang Tunku Irinah, the Tengku Puan Panglima Raja of Selangor Tengku Ahmad Shah of Selangor, the Tengku Panglima Raja of Selangor Tengku Alam Shah Amiruddin of Selangor Tengku Alana Iman Shahirah of Selangor Tunku Nadzaruddin, the Tunku Panglima Besar Tunku Mimi Wahida Tunku Muhammad Hazim Shah Raden Tunku Muhammad Mish’al Raden Tunku Ines Najihah Raden

Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz (born 6 July 1982) is the second son of Tuanku Muhriz and his wife, Tuanku Aishah Rohani. He is the founding president of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), and is actively involved in public policy advocacy. In addition to his work as a newspaper columnist, he serves on the boards of several businesses and non-profit organisations. His areas of focus include public policymaking, youth development, and nation-building.