SEREMBAN, 27 Dec 2008: The Yang DiPertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Jaafar ibn Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, 86, passed away at 11.45am today at the Tuanku Jaafar Hospital here. The announcement was made by state secretary Datuk Norzam Mohd Nor. — Bernama