This is a Malay name; the name Tun Abdul Razak is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohd Najib.
| Yang Amat Berhormat Dato' SriMohammad Najib Abdul Razak DK (Pahang) MP | |
|---|---|
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| Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2009 | |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim |
| Deputy | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
| In office 7 January 2004 – 3 April 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Succeeded by | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 July 1953 Kuala Lipis, Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation |
| Spouse(s) | Puteri Zainah Eskandar (1976–1987) Rosmah Mansor (1987–present) |
| Children | Mohd Nizar Puteri Norlisa Mohd Nazifuddin Nooryana Najwa Norashman Razak |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Website | Official website |
Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak (born 23 July 1953) is the sixth, and since 2009, Prime Minister of Malaysia.[1] He previously held the post of Deputy Prime Minister from 7 January 2004 until he succeeded Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as Prime Minister on 3 April 2009. Najib is President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He is the son of Malaysia's second prime minister, Tun Abdul Razak[2] and the nephew of Malaysia's third prime minister, Tun Hussein Onn.
Najib succeeded Abdullah at a time after his ruling coalition, the Barisan Nasional, lost its long held two-thirds majority in parliament to the opposition led by former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in the 2008 parliamentary election. Since then Najib has tried to build a moderate image for himself and the UMNO through the 1Malaysia campaign.
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