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Najib Tun Razak

Najib Tun Razak
Najib Tun Razak

Incumbent
Assumed office 
October 31, 2004
Preceded by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Succeeded by Incumbent

Born 23 July 1953 (1953--) (age 54) (age 54)
Kuala Lipis, Pahang
Political party Barisan Nasional, UMNO
Spouse Rosmah Mansor
Occupation Civil servant
Religion Islam
Malaysia
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Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak (born July 23, 1953, in Kuala Lipis, Pahang) is a Malaysian politician and has been the country's Deputy Prime Minister since January 7, 2004. Najib is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), and is currently its Deputy President.

Najib is the eldest son of Tun Abdul Razak, the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, a nephew of Tun Hussein Onn, the third PM, and a cousin of Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein, the current Education Minister of Malaysia. He was first elected to the Dewan Rakyat, representing the parliamentary constituency of Pekan, at the age of 23 in an uncontested election after the death of his father. In his career Najib has held a variety of ministerial portfolios (the first at the age of 32), culminating in the post of Minister of Defence before being chosen as the deputy PM by Abdullah Badawi.

Najib holds the title of Orang Kaya Indera Shahbandar of Pahang. His second wife is Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor while he has three sons, Nizar (born 1978), Nazifuddin and Norashman, and two daughters, Puteri Norlisa and Nooryana Narjawa. Tengku Puteri Zainah Tengku Eskandar was Najib first wife where he had 3 children.

Najib had his primary and secondary education at St. John's Institution, Kuala Lumpur. He also attended Malvern College, Worcestershire, England.

In 1987, as UMNO Youth Chief, Najib defended special Malay privileges in a speech where he vowed to bathe the keris (Malay dagger) with Chinese blood. Shortly afterwards, the government launched a crackdown on extremist elements, termed Operation Lalang, although Najib was not detained.[1] At the same rally, banners were hoisted carrying phrases such as "revoke the citizenship of those who opposed the Malay rulers", "May 13 has begun" (referring to the May 13 racial riots in 1969), and "soak it (the keris) with Malaysian Chinese blood". [2]

He had a close aide, Abdul Razak Baginda, who was involved in a high-profile murder case of a Mongolian woman[1], Altantuya Shaaribuu.

He recently declared that Malaysia has, "never been secular because being secular by Western definition means separation of the Islamic principles in the way we govern the country.”[3]

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Preceded by
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy Prime Ministers of Malaysia
2003-
Succeeded by
incumbent

 
 
 

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