Najib Tun Razak

Dato' Sri Najib Bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak (born July 23, 1953 in Kuala Lipis, Pahang) is the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia since January 7, 2004.

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Dato' Sri - July 23 - 1953 - Kuala Lipis - Pahang - Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia - January 7 - 2004

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Najib is the eldest son of Tun Abdul Razak, the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, the nephew of Tun Hussein Onn, the third PM, and the cousin of Dato' Sri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, the current Education Minister of Malaysia. He was first elected to the Dewan Rakyat 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.

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Abdul Razak - Prime Minister of Malaysia - Hussein Onn - Hishammuddin Tun Hussein - Dewan Rakyat - Abdullah Badawi

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Najib holds the tile 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.

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Najib had his primary education at St. John Institution, Kuala Lumpur and his secondary education at St. John Institution and Malven Boy's College, Worchestershire, England. He has a Bachelor's degree (Hons.) in Economics from the University of Nottingham, England in 1974.

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St. John Institution - Kuala Lumpur - Malven Boy's College - Worchestershire - England - Bachelor's degree - Economics - University of Nottingham - 1974

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He has also held these following posts in the govenment cabinet:

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• (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