Born in Malaysia · Nationality Malaysian — Politics / former prime minister / 1MDB

Najib Razak

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Former Malaysian prime minister (2009–2018), convicted in SRC/1MDB corruption cases.

Najib Razak was Malaysia’s prime minister from 2009 to 2018 and helped create the 1MDB state fund. The Federal Court upheld his SRC International conviction in 2022; he is appealing a separate 15-year conviction from December 2025. A conditional partial pardon in 2026 did not erase his other cases and a house-arrest transfer remained on hold.

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Profile No. 6140 · Updated on 9 November 2026

2Documented controversies

3Sources

1 followed by a conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

Case · 2 documented stages

Fine paid but house-arrest transfer paused

Conviction

6–9 November 2026

Fine paid but house-arrest transfer paused

Conviction

On 6 November Najib’s representatives completed payment of the 50-million-ringgit fine required under his SRC pardon. The attorney general then paused the house-arrest transfer citing legal ambiguities; Najib remained incarcerated and faced a separate 15-year sentence.

State of the evidence: Bernama confirms the payment and AP reports the pause.
Legal status — source text: House-arrest transfer not implemented as of 9 November; separate sentences and appeal remain.
Attribution: Administrative and judicial developments in sentence enforcement.

Sources · 2

[1]
BernamaNajib Pays RM50 Million Fine Under Conditional Pardon6 November 2026News agencyHigh reliability
[2]
Bernama / Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission1MDB Case Status Remains Unchanged Following Najib’s Conditional Pardon – MACC19 September 2026News agencyHigh reliability

Last verified: 9 November 2026

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2020–23 August 2022

Final SRC International conviction upheld

Conviction

Malaysia’s Federal Court upheld Najib’s convictions on seven SRC International counts in August 2022: abuse of power, criminal breach of trust and money laundering. The original aggregate sentence was 12 years and a substantial fine, subsequently reduced by a separate pardon.

State of the evidence: Federal Court judgment and AP background.
Legal status — source text: Conviction upheld by the Federal Court on 23 August 2022; sentence later modified.
Attribution: Final judicial determination on seven SRC International counts.

Sources · 1

[1]
Federal Court of Malaysia / ELawDato’ Sri Mohd Najib Abdul Razak v. PP & Other Appeals (No 4), 23 August 202223 August 2022Court decisionHigh reliability

Last verified: 9 November 2026

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List of documented links (3)

Adel al-Jubeir1 documented reference
- 1MDB / Najib Razak: Saudi assertion of a "genuine donation" without consideration Source ↗
Anwar Ibrahim1 documented reference
- 2026: Najib Razak's pardon application and allegations of double standards within coalition Source ↗
Mohamed bin Zayed1 documented reference
- 1MDB: MACC recordings in which Najib Razak asks Mohamed bin Zayed to fabricate agreement to cover up scandal Source ↗

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Controversia profile, updated 9 November 2026. Latest version: https://controversia.info/en/fiche/najib-razak