Negeri Sembilan Mosque, Modernist mosque in Seremban, Malaysia

Negeri Sembilan Mosque stands on Jalan Datuk Hamzah beside the Seremban Lake Gardens. It has three levels: the ground floor holds the ablution rooms, lecture rooms, Islamic library and administrative office; the main prayer hall and side galleries occupy the second level, where windows open onto the lake; the third level provides additional prayer space. A minaret stands beside the building, and nine pillars ring its perimeter.

The mosque was built between 1965 and 1967 on about two hectares of land granted by the state government, replacing the Jamek Mosque in Seremban town, which could no longer hold the growing congregation. Menteri Besar Tan Sri Dr. Mohd Said bin Muhammad approved the project. Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, officially opened it on Friday, 24 November 1967.

The mosque's name in Negeri Sembilan Malay is Mosojid Nogoghi, and its design carries the region's Minangkabau identity into modern form. Nine pillars ring the perimeter, echoing the nine luaks, or chiefdoms, of the original confederacy; at night each pillar is lit. The main prayer hall combines glass and wood and is air-conditioned.

The mosque stands beside Taman Tasik Seremban in the city centre, near the former colonial State Secretariat building, Wisma Negeri and Istana Hinggap. It has three levels: ablution rooms, a lecture room, an Islamic library and the administrative office on the first, the main prayer hall and side galleries on the second, and extra prayer space on the third. The side galleries look out over the lake gardens.

The nine pillars around the perimeter, the nine bays and the nine added verandas each stand for the nine luaks, the chiefdoms of the old Negeri Sembilan confederacy. At night the pillars are lit, making them the building's most visible feature from outside.