Najib Razak

Malaysia court rejects Najib’s bid to suspend additional 15-year sentence in separate 1MDB case

2026-10-14T13:52:59.000Z
Expanding coalition divisions now threaten the political stability of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government.

Malaysia’s coalition strains grow, but investors hold their nerve

2026-09-23T08:42:53.000Z
Malaysia’s king agreed on Sep 18 to let Najib Razak leave jail and serve the remainder of his ‌sentence under house arrest.

Malaysia’s Najib must pay US$12 million fine before beginning house arrest, his lawyers say

2026-09-20T07:49:29.000Z
Najib Razak was found guilty of corruption relating to the embezzlement of billions of dollars linked to 1MDB.

Malaysia king permits ex-PM Najib Razak to serve remainder of term under house arrest

2026-09-18T13:31:07.000Z
The royal pardon request was the second filed by Najib Razak, who has been in jail since 2022.

Malaysia’s king postpones decision on ex-PM Najib Razak’s pardon bid

2026-09-11T04:40:06.000Z
Najib’s pardon application is on the agenda for Friday’s meeting of the country’s Pardons Board, which is headed by Malaysia’s King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar.

Umno hopeful Malaysia ex-PM Najib will secure royal pardon

2026-09-10T07:52:12.000Z
Najib Razak’s pardon application is on the agenda for a meeting scheduled this Friday by the country’s Pardons Board.

Najib said to seek 1MDB pardon as Anwar’s coalition pushes back

2026-09-09T05:27:40.000Z
The Court of Appeal unanimously ruled to set aside a decision by the High Court to suspend bankruptcy proceedings against Najib Razak (pictured) and his son Nazifuddin Najib.

Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib wins pause on bankruptcy proceedings: report

2026-09-04T05:01:47.000Z
Najib Razak, who led Malaysia from 2009 to 2018, has already been in jail since 2022 after being convicted in a separate case linked to 1MDB.

1MDB theft made Attila the Hun look like ‘choirboy’, judge says

2026-06-16T14:37:05.000Z
Najib Razak, seen here in April 2024, has been serving a six-year jail sentence since August 2022.

Malaysia’s jailed ex-PM Najib withdraws appeal on house arrest: media reports 

2026-04-27T09:14:40.000Z