Malaysian politician and convicted criminal Dato Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haju Abdul Razak was the sixth prime minister of Malaysia.
Razak’s reign as prime minister lasted from April 3, 2009, to May 10, 2018, and many economic liberalization measures marked it.
These measures were cuts to government subsidies, reductions in preferential measures for ethnic Malays in business, and loosening restrictions on foreign involvement.
Razak was also ruthless towards his dissidents. In 2013, his government went after many of its critics on sedition charges, imprisoned the opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on a sodomy charge, and implemented a controversial Goods and Services Tax.
The former prime minister became implicated in a major corruption scandal in 2015 that involved the state investment firm 1 Malaysian Development Berhad.
This scandal led to many rallies calling for his resignation, which Razak replied to by tightening his grip on power.
The former prime mister suspended two newspapers and pushed the controversial National Security Council Bill that gave the prime minister unprecedented powers.
Razak’s various subsidy cuts led to soaring living costs, fluctuating oil prices, and a depreciation of the Malaysian currency. The controversy led to Razak being ousted from office after his party lost the 2018 election.
Here Are Some Facts About the Politician Najib Razak
| 69 |
| $1.5 Million |
| Politician |
| Malaysian |
| Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor |
| 5 |
| 23 July 1953 |
| Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Federation of Malaya |
| UMNO, BN, MN |
| 11, Jalan Langgak Duta, Taman Duta, Bukit Tunku, Kuala Lumpur |
| 1978 – 2018 |
Meet Najib Razak’s Seven Children
Politician and former prime minister of Malaysia Najib Razak has five children.
Razak has been married twice. He was first married to Tengku Puteri Zaibag Tengk Eskandar in 1976, and divorced her in 1987.
His first marriage brought forth three children: Mohammad Nizar Najib, Mohammad Nazifuddin Najib, and Puteri Norlisa Najib.
Soon after he divorced his first wife, he married Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor. His second marriage brought forth two children: Mohammad Norashman Najib and Nooryana Najwa Najib.
Mansor also had two children from her previous marriage to Abdul Aziz Nog Chik. These were Riza Aziz and Arzene Soraya.
Nooryana Najwa Najib would go on to wed the nephew of former Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Among Rajak’s children, his son Mohammad Nazifuddin bin Mohammad Najib has followed his father’s lead and become involved in a bankruptcy controversy.
According to the government, the businessman owes RM37.6 million in unpaid taxes from 2011 until 2017.
The government served Nazifuddin with a bankruptcy notice on May 18, 2021.
More About Najib Razak And His Family
Najib Razak is the eldest of the second Malaysian Prime Minister Abdul Razak’s six sons.
Razak’s father was in the office from September 22, 1970, to January 14, 1976. Before his tenure as prime minister, he was the first deputy prime mister, a role he served from August 1957 to September 1970.
His uncle was the third prime minister Hussein Onn. Onn succeeded as prime minister after his brother’s death, and his tenure lasted from January 15, 1976, to July 16, 1981.
The former prime minister was born on July 23, 1953, in Kuala Lipis, Pahang.
Razak’s younger brother Dato’ Seri Mohamamd Nazir Abdul Razak runs Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Bhd, Malaysia’s second-largest lender.
Because of his inherited title as the Orang Kaya Indera Shahbandar, Razak is one of the four Noblemen of the Royal Court, also known as Pahang Darul Makmur.
Before getting into politics, Razak was in the business world, as he worked briefly in Bank Negara Malaysia, and Petronas, Malaysia’s national oil company, as a public affairs manager.
Besides his corruption and fall from grace, Razarl is known for his love of golf and playing golf with the two most recent U.S. residents: Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
Trump thinks highly of Razak and has called him his favorite prime minister.
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How Much Is Najib Razak’s Net Worth?
Due to all the allegations and convictions that Najib Razak has faced, his net worth has gone down to $1.5 million.
Razak had an estimated net worth of $975 million at the height of his powers. The former prime minister was number 18 on the Forbes list of Malaysia’s 50 riches in February 2014.
Now, half a decade later, the politician’s fortunes have drastically changed regarding his wealth. Coupled with the fact that one of his sons had a hefty bankruptcy charge levied against him, the Razak family is in a bit of a pinch.
However, the family has much generational wealth to fall back on. Razak comes from a family of politicians; who knows how much wealth he has amassed hidden from the public?
Still, the once most powerful man in Malaysia is now a shadow of his former self, rarely seen in public, and the few times that he has been spotted, the man has been turned into a meme.
Razak might be going to jail recently on August 23, 2022, and the Federal Court upheld the July 28, 2020 decision to send him to 12 years imprisonment.
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