Najib Tun Razak
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Dato' Sri 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 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 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.
Najib had his primary and secondary education at St. John Institution, Kuala Lumpur. He also attended Malvern Boy's College, Worchestershire, England. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree (Hons.) in Economics from the University of Nottingham, England in 1974.
He has also held these following posts in the government cabinet:
- (1978 – 1980) — Deputy Energy, Telecom and Post Minister
- (1980 – 1981) — Deputy Education Minister
- (1981 – 1982) — Deputy Finance Minister
- (1982 – 1986) — Pahang Chief Minister
- (1986 – 1988) — Culture, Youth and Sports Minister
- (1988 – 1990) — Youth and Sports Minister
- (1990 – 1995) — Defence Minister
- (1995 – 1999) — Education Minister
- (1999 – present) — Defence Minister
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