Jelebu has an infamous recorded history of British and Japanese colonization as compared to other parts of Negeri Sembilan.

Jelebu District is home to Negeri Sembilan's tallest mountain, Mount Besar Hantu (1,462 m), near the border with Pahang.

Jelebu District is divided into 8 mukims, which are:[9] The rubber and mining business made Malaya as one of the richest in natural resources during the British colonial period.

[citation needed] Currently Jelebu constituency is represented in the Dewan Rakyat by Dato' Jalaluddin Bin Alias of UMNO, the leading party of the federal opposition coalition Barisan Nasional.

[11] In turn, Jelebu contributes 4 seats to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly: Sungai Lui constituency is part of Jelebu parliamentary constituency but in district administration, it was part of the Jempol District and therefore in the local government level it was administered by the Jempol District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Jempol), which was formed on 28 August 1980 through the merger of the Kuala Klawang Town Board (Malay: Lembaga Bandaran Kuala Klawang) and the local councils (Malay: Majlis Tempatan) of Titi and Pertang.

List of Jelebu district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)