He is the son of former prime minister Abdul Razak Hussein. In 2020, he was convicted of corruption in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal, one of the largest money-laundering scandals in history. Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( Jawi: محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, Malay pronunciation: born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th prime minister of Malaysia from April 2009 to May 2018.