Najib Razak
Najib Razak
Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razakis the sixth and current Prime Minister of Malaysia. He was sworn in to the position on 3 April 2009 to succeed Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. He is the President of the United Malays National Organisation, the leading party in Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional coalition...
NationalityMalaysian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth23 July 1953
CountryMalaysia
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