Najib Razak

@Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Career and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Najib Razak is the former Prime Minister of Malaysia Cancer Celebrities Malaysian Nottingham University Leaders Prime Ministers Najib Razak is a Malaysian politician who served as the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia from April 2009 to May 2018. Before assuming the office of the prime minister he had served in a number of cabinet ministries, including two terms as the minister of defence. Currently, he is also the President of the United Malays National Organization, the leading party in Malaysia's Barisan Nasional coalition. Razak’s illustrious political career is not surprising given that he was born into a family of high-profile politicians; both his father and uncle had also served as the Prime Minister of Malaysia. It was the untimely demise of his father that pushed the young Razak into politics when he was just 22 years old. Within weeks of his father’s death he was elected to fill the Pekan vacancy left by his father, thereby becoming the youngest person ever elected as a Member of Parliament in Malaysia. That was just the beginning and over the next few decades he rose to assume the same position his father had once held. As the prime minister, he implemented several progressive reforms to facilitate economic liberalization of the country and to set the pace for Malaysia to become a modern, progressive, and forward-looking democracy. He also launched the 1Malaysia campaign calling for more harmony, national unity, and better governance in the nation. While his tenure as the PM saw rapid economic growth, it was also marred by financial scandals. In the wake of one such scandal, Razak was forced to resign in 2018.

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Birthday: July 23, 1953 Nationality: Malaysian Famous: Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Malaysian Men, Nottingham University, Leaders, Prime Ministers Spouses: Rosmah Mansor, Tengku Puteri Zainah Tengku Eskandar Siblings: Johari Razak, Nazir Razak, Nizam Razak Known as: Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak Childrens: Nazifuddin Najib, Nizar Najib, Nooryana Najwa Najib, Norashman Najib, Puteri Norlisa Najib Information Detail Birthday July 23, 1953 Nationality Malaysian Famous Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Malaysian Men, Nottingham University, Leaders, Prime Ministers Spouses Rosmah Mansor, Tengku Puteri Zainah Tengku Eskandar Siblings Johari Razak, Nazir Razak, Nizam Razak Known as Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak Childrens Nazifuddin Najib, Nizar Najib, Nooryana Najwa Najib, Norashman Najib, Puteri Norlisa Najib Universities Nottingham University University of Nottingham Malvern College Notable Alumnis Nottingham University Birth Place Kuala Lipis Religion Islam, Sunni Islam Height 178cm Gender Male Father Abdul Razak Hussein Mother Rahah Noah Sun Sign Cancer Born in Kuala Lipis Famous as Former Prime Minister of Malaysia

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He married Tengku Puteri Zainah Tengku Eskandar in 1976. The couple had three children before divorcing in 1987. Unsplash Personal Life

Shortly after divorcing his first wife he tied the knot for the second time with Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor. This marriage resulted in the birth of two children. Unsplash Personal Life

He was born as Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak on 23 July 1953 in Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaya (now Malaysia) as the eldest son of Malaysian Prime Minister Abdul Razak. He has five younger brothers. His uncle Hussein Onn has also served as the country’s Prime Minister. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He received his primary and secondary education at St. John's Institution, Kuala Lumpur. Then he went to England to pursue higher studies and attended Malvern College in Worcestershire before moving on to the University of Nottingham, from where he received a bachelor's degree in industrial economics in 1974. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After returning to Malaysia after completing his studies, he entered the business world. For a while he worked with the Bank Negara before moving on to Petronas, Malaysia's national oil company, as a public affairs manager. Unsplash Career

His father died unexpectedly in 1976 and Razak was elected to take his father’s place in the lower house of parliament. Aged just 22, he became the youngest person ever to be elected as Member of Parliament in Malaysia. Unsplash Career

Having been born into a family of politicians, politics came easily to him and early on he established himself as an emerging star in Malaysian politics by reconciling the tensions between the government and the hereditary ruling class in the Pahang region. Unsplash Career

He was hailed as a rising star within the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and chosen as the Deputy Chief of UMNO Youth. In 1982, the Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad selected him to contest the State Assembly seat of Pekan. Unsplash Career

He easily won the election and became the Menteri Besar of Pahang at the age of 29. He also played a key role in establishing Yayasan Pahang, a foundation dedicated to promoting education and sports among the youth of Pahang through scholarships and funding, in 1982. Unsplash Career

Information	Detail
Birthday	July 23, 1953
Nationality	Malaysian
Famous	Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Malaysian Men, Nottingham University, Leaders, Prime Ministers
Spouses	Rosmah Mansor, Tengku Puteri Zainah Tengku Eskandar
Siblings	Johari Razak, Nazir Razak, Nizam Razak
Known as	Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak
Childrens	Nazifuddin Najib, Nizar Najib, Nooryana Najwa Najib, Norashman Najib, Puteri Norlisa Najib
Universities	Nottingham University University of Nottingham Malvern College
Notable Alumnis	Nottingham University
Birth Place	Kuala Lipis
Religion	Islam, Sunni Islam
Height	178cm
Gender	Male
Father	Abdul Razak Hussein
Mother	Rahah Noah
Sun Sign	Cancer
Born in	Kuala Lipis
Famous as	Former Prime Minister of Malaysia

Najib Razak

Malaysian

Jul 23, 1953

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Kuala Lipis