YAB Dato’ Sri Mohd. Najib Tun Abdul Razak
The Honourable Prime Minister of Malaysia &
Chairman of 12th MSC Malaysia IAP Meeting

Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak was appointed as
Malaysia's 6th Prime Minister on 3 April 2009.

Dato' Sri Najib received his primary and secondary education at one
of the country's leading schools in the country, St John's Institution.
He then continued his secondary education at the Malvern Boy's
College, Worcestershire, England. Dato' Sri Najib graduated from the
University of Nottingham in industrial economics in 1974.

In 1976, Dato' Sri Najib was appointed the Deputy Minister of
Energy, Telecommunications and Posts. He had also served as Deputy Education and Deputy Finance Minister. In the 1982 general
elections, he stood in the state seat of Bandar Pekan and was
subsequently appointed the Menteri Besar of Pahang until 1986. In
1986, Dato' Sri Najib was appointed the Minister of Culture, Youth
and Sports.

In 1990, Dato' Sri Najib was appointed the Minister of Defence and embarked on the modernization of the Armed Forces. In 1995, Dato' Sri Najib was appointed as the Minister of Education. During his tenure the country's education system underwent a major reform with the passing of six legislations, the main one being, The Education Act 1996, to facilitate a more market driven education system. In 1999, he was again appointed Defence Minister for the
second time.

Dato' Sri Najib was appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister in 2004. He also held the portfolio of Defence Minister until September 2008 and took over as Finance Minister in 2008 from Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Dato' Sri Najib is married to Datin Sri Rosmah Mansor and he has five children.