Najib Razak
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 Najib Razak facts

• He was sworn in to the position on 3 April 2009 to s쳮d Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
• He is the President of the United Malays National Organisation, the leading party in Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional coalition
• The son of Malaysian Prime Minister, Abdul Razak Hussein, in 1976 Najib was selected to run for the seat in parliament left vacant by his father's death
• The national outpouring of grief following Tun Razak's death and the respect for his father helped Najib win election unopposed as Member of Parliament at the very young age of 23
• In 1986 Najib won re-election to the same seat
• Najib was first assigned into the Cabinet of Malaysia at the age of 25 when he was appointed Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Post in 1978, becoming the youngest deputy minister in the country
• He served as the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Pahang between 1982 and 1986, becoming the youngest Menteri Besar in the state to enter office when he was sworn in at the age of 29
• In 1986 he was appointed as Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports in the Cabinet of Mahathir Mohamad
• He focused on improving Malaysian sports and introduced the National Sports Policy in 1988
• In 1989 Malaysia achieved its best-ever performance at the South East Asia (SEA) Games, held in Kuala Lumpur