was born in July 23, 1953 in Kuala Lipis, Pahang. He is a Malaysian politician, who has been the country's Deputy Prime Minister since January 7, 2004 and Minister of Defence since 1999. Najib is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), and is currently the Deputy President of the party. Najib is the eldest son of Tun Abdul Razak, a nephew of Tun Hussein Onn and a cousin of Datuk Hishamuddin Hussein. 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, culminating in the post of Minister of Defence before been chosen as the deputy Prime Minister by Abdullah Badawi. Najib holds the title of Orang Kaya Indera Shahbandar of Pahang. His second wife is Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor with whom he has three sons, Nizar, Nazifuddin and Norashman, and two daughters, Puteri Norlisa and Nooryana Najwa. Tengku Puteri Zainah Tengku Eskandar is Najib's first wife with whom he has 3 children. Najib had his primary and secondary education at St. John's Institution, Kuala Lumpur. He also attended Malvern College, Worcestershire, England. In 1987, as UMNO Youth Chief, Najib defended special Malay privileges in a speech where he vowed to bathe the keris with Chinese blood. Shortly afterwards, the government launched a crackdown on extremist elements, termed Operation Lalang, although Najib was not detained.
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