Nazifuddin Najib

Mohammad Nazifuddin bin Mohammad Najib (born 1982) is a Malaysian businessman, the son of Najib Razak, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia.[1]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Najib is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Nazifuddin.

Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Nazifuddin Najib
DIMP
Secretary General of the Olympic Council of Malaysia
Assumed office
5 May 2018
PresidentMohamad Norza Zakaria
Preceded byLow Beng Choo
Personal details
Born (1982-12-13) 13 December 1982
RelationsAbdul Razak Hussein
Rahah Noah (grandparents)
Parent(s)Najib Razak (father)
Puteri Zainah Eskandar (mother)
EducationAmerican Intercontinental University
OccupationBusinessman
Websitenazifnajib.com

Early life

He is the son of Najib Razak and his first wife, Tengku Puteri Zainah Tengku Eskandar ("Kui Yie"). He has an older brother, Muhammad Nizar Najib and a sister, Puteri Norlisa Najib, as well as two half-siblings from his father's second marriage, Muhammad Norashman and Nooryana Najwa.[2]

He started a degree in computer science at the University of Nottingham, but soon changed to study international business at American Intercontinental University in 2002, where he obtained a bachelor's degree. He then enrolled at Cass Business School at City University.[3]

Career

Nazifuddin started his career in 2012 with UBS Wealth Management Hong Kong and worked there for three years, before starting as an entrepreneur in Malaysia.[3]

Nazifuddin is the youngest-ever vice-president of the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM), when he was appointed in August 2015.[4]

Nazifuddin has been named in the Panama Papers, and has responded that he is no longer involved in the two companies involved in the data leak.[5]

Nazifuddin further stated, "I held directorships in two companies based in the British Virgin Islands (BVI): Jay Marriot International and PCJ International Venture Limited. These companies were incorporated by the international law firm Mossack Fonseca," and that he had transferred all of his Jay Marriot shares to fellow director Ch'ng Soon Sen's sister and had resigned in 2011, and that PCJ was shut down a year after its 2013 foundation and had had no business transactions.[5]

Controversy

On 1 August 2019, the government had filed a tax evasion lawsuit through the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), against Nazifuddin and Jho Low to claim RM37.6 million in unpaid taxes since 2011 till 2017.[6]

Honours

References
  1. "NAZIF NAJIB ยป About". Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. Mohd. Kamal bin Abdullah (8 November 2011). "Malaysians Must Know the TRUTH: Najib's 28-year-old son stirs up tsunami in stock market". Malaysiansmustknowthetruth.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  3. "Mohd Nazifuddin". Midas Touch Asia. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  4. "Mohd Nazifuddin Najib follows grandfathers's footsteps | Sports". Malay Mail Online. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  5. Victoria Brown (24 January 2014). "Nazif Najib: Ties cut with companies implicated in Panama Papers - Nation | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  6. "IRB sues Najib's son over RM37.6m of unpaid taxes". Bernama. The Malay Mail. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  7. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran dan Pingat Negeri Pahang".
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