Najib Razak
Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak (Jawi: محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician. He became the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia after being elected in 2009.[1] He lost his re-election bid in the 2018 general election.
Najib Razak DK (Pahang) MP | |
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نجيب رزاق | |
6th Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
Honoured as Father of Transformation Bapa Transformasi باڤ ترنسفورماسي | |
In office 3 April 2009 – 10 May 2018 | |
Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim Muhammad V |
Deputy | Muhyiddin Yassin |
Preceded by | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Succeeded by | Mahathir Mohamad |
9th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
In office 7 January 2004 – 3 April 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Preceded by | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Succeeded by | Muhyiddin Yassin |
12th Menteri Besar of Pahang | |
In office 4 May 1982 – 14 August 1986 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman |
Succeeded by | Mohd Khalil Yaakob |
Personal details | |
Born | Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaya (now Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia) | 23 July 1953
Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
Spouse(s) | Puteri Zainah Eskandar (1976–1987) Rosmah Mansor (1987–present) |
Children | Mohd Nizar Puteri Norlisa Mohd Nazifuddin Nooryana Najwa Norashman Razak |
Parents | Abdul Razak Hussein Rahah Noah |
Alma mater | Malvern College University of Nottingham |
Website | pmo.gov.my |
On 28 July 2020, the High Court convicted Najib on all seven counts of abuse of power, money laundering and criminal breach of trust, becoming the first Prime Minister of Malaysia to be convicted of corruption.[2][3]
Najib Razak Media
Najib at an UMNO General Assembly
Najib and his wife Rosmah waving flags during the Malaysia Day celebration in Kuala Lumpur, 16 September 2011
Najib addressing the Annual Meeting 2013 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 25 January 2013.
Najib meeting British Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Vince Cable in London, 13 July 2011
Najib meeting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Vladivostok, 9 September 2012
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting Najib in Putrajaya, Malaysia on 23 November 2015
Najib with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Putrajaya on 18 December 2012.
President Rodrigo Duterte and his delegation meeting with Najib and other Malaysian ministers in Perdana Square, Putrajaya, 10 November 2016.
Najib with his wife Rosmah Mansor in 2009.
References
- ↑ Official Biography. 1malaysia.com.my. Retrieved on 24 October 2011.
- ↑ "Former Malaysia PM Najib Razak found guilty of all 7 charges in 1MDB trial". Channel News Asia. 28 July 2020. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/malaysia-najib-razak-1mdb-trial-verdict-guilty-12967036. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ↑ "Najib Razak: Former Malaysian PM guilty on all charges in corruption trial". BBC News. 28 July 2020. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53563065.
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