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  Abdul Razak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tun Abdul Razak bin Haji Dato' Hussein Al-Haj (March 11, 1922-January 14, 1976) was the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, ruling from 1970 to 1976.
Tun Razak was also a member of the February 1956 mission to London to seek the independence of Malaya from the British.
On September 1970, Tun Razak succeeded Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra as the Prime Minister of Malaysia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tun_Abdul_Razak   (657 words)

  
 Najib Tun Razak biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (born July 23, 1953 in Kuala Lipis, Pahang) is the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia since January 7, 2004.
Najib is the eldest son of Tun Abdul Razak, the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, and the nephew of Tun Hussein Onn, the third PM.
In his career Najib has held a variety of ministerial portfolios (the first at the age of 32), culminating in the post of Minister of Defence before being chosen as the deputy PM by Abdullah Badawi.
najib-tun-razak.biography.ms   (119 words)

  
 Najib Tun Razak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Najib Tun Razak is the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Najib is the eldest son of Tun Abdul Razak, the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, a nephew of Tun Hussein Onn, the third PM, and a cousin of Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein, the current Education Minister of Malaysia.
In 1987, as UMNO Youth Chief, Najib vociferously defended special Malay priveleges in a fiery speech featuring the Malay Keris (dagger) and vowed to bathe the Keris with Chinese blood (this uncivilised act had shown him to be a barbarian)shortly before the government launched a crackdown on extremist elements termed Operation Lalang.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Najib_Tun_Razak   (456 words)

  
 RAZAK CONFERENCE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Najib Razak is a senior vice president of the major political party in Malaysia.
He is the oldest son of the second Malaysian prime minister, Tun Abdul Razak, whom the conference and the university's Razak Chair honor.
The Razak Chair was endowed jointly in 1980 by a grant from the Malaysian government and matching funds from American firms operating in Malaysia.
www.ohiou.edu /news/months/april97/216.html   (333 words)

  
 Malaysia to beef up military with big defence budget   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Defence Minister Najib Tun Razak said the proposed allocation of M$7.3 billion ringgit (US$1.9 billion) in the budget unveiled Oct 28 was M$1.3 billion more than this year.
For the navy, Najib said the ministry had ordered six Super Lynx helicopters, costing some 700 million ringgit, which were expected to arrive in 2003 to replace the current WASP models.
Najib said the ministry also planned to purchase 12 combat boats -- each costing between four million and five million ringgit -- apart from four being leased from Sweden.
www.singapore-window.org /sw00/001029a2.htm   (258 words)

  
 USPACOM Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Najib said the placement of armed forces personnel on the island was only for temporary surveillance purposes and the Government would consider whether to build a permanent facility there.
Najib said tradition, stringent rules and the private sector, which offered better salaries, were among the reasons non-Malays were not interested.
Najib said armed forces personnel were given a chance to master various professional skills such as engineering, architecture and oceanography and were sent overseas to further their studies at the degree level by the Government.
www.pacom.mil /articles/articles2004/040623story5.shtml   (415 words)

  
 July 16   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Najib will spend two days from tomorrow at the FIAS 06 where he will visit the exhibition as well as hold several meetings with ministers and corporate leaders.
Najib is also scheduled to confer the "Pingat Jasa Malaysia" (JPM) award on 40 British veteran servicemen, comprising 30 ex-army personnel and 10 ex-police personnel, at a ceremony at the Malaysian High Commission in Belgrave Square, here.
Najib, with a tight itinerary, is expected to attend the annual Farnborough Air Show and meet key figures in the defence industry.
www.nmbva.co.uk /july_16.htm   (409 words)

  
 [Islam-Online- Top News]
Najib won with a slim margin of 213 votes in the Nov 99 elections and is said to have lost his glamour within the party.
Najib has been considered for a long time as having preference for a more Islamic-based UMNO party even though critics claim he does not represent a truly Muslim leadership.
Najib is believed to have been close to Anwar, sharing the same Islamic views and promoting a more Islamically oriented UMNO party.
www.islamonline.net /iol-english/dowalia/news-27-2-2000/topnews2.asp   (1262 words)

  
 Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Malaysia needs to turn to alternative sources of energy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said there was a need to generate energy through other sources and reduce Government subsidy on petrol.
Najib was commenting on the Malaysian Automotive Association's proposal for private vehicles to use NGV as alternative fuel which was cheaper than petrol.
Najib added that to encourage people to use NGV, more natural gas stations must be set up throughout the country for the public's convenience.
www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/nts44545.htm   (210 words)

  
 Asiaweek.com | Malaysia: 'Umno's Men-In-Waiting' | 5/12/2000
Najib Tun Razak has not only reinvented himself a few times, he calmly swallowed a sideways shift after the sacking of Anwar Ibrahim.
In fact, Najib is marked as the man to succeed Abdullah if Abdullah succeeds Mahathir, though he was similarly feted in the days of Anwar.
Elected to Parliament from Pahang state at the age of 22, Najib joined the UMNO Supreme Council at 25, was appointed Pahang chief minister at 28 and has been a full minister in Mahathir's cabinet for 14 years.
www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/magazine/2000/0512/nat.malaysia.html   (1992 words)

  
 Malaysia Today: MT-News: Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Najib Tun Razak was appointed as the Malaysia’s ninth Deputy Prime Minister on Jan. 13, 2004.
The late Tun Razak was a heroic figure among many Malays in his time and it was not surprising that Najib, as Razak’s firstborn, was so wholeheartedly accepted by the Pahang grassroots.
Till today, the older generation in Pahang are fond of telling visiting journalists how they had known Tun Razak and that they now have his son in their midst.
www.malaysia-today.net /Blog-e/2005/05/dato-sri-najib-tun-razak.htm   (2145 words)

  
 WolverineMalaya™ - NAJIB IS DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Aides later confirmed that Najib was not there to attend the meeting with the Thai minister.
Najib, 51, has scored a string of the “youngest” titles throughout his 27-year political career.
As the eldest son of Malaysia’s second Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein and the nephew of the third Prime Minister Tun Hussein Onn, Najib is often cited for his political blueblood origin.
www.wolverinemalaya.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=200   (726 words)

  
 Tun Razak Chair Professor
n March of 1980, during the late Tun Dr. Hussein Onn's term as a prime minister, the Tun Abdul Razak Chair in Southeast Asian Studies was established at Ohio University.
Its creation was the result of the vision, leadership, and support of Tun Hussein, Dato Sri Dr. Mahathir, Dato Musa Hitam, and members of the family of the late Tun Razak, such as is son, Dato Najib, the current Education Minister of Malaysia.
The Razak Chair not only serves to honor permanently the memory of the late prime minister, but also provides a new benchmark in the cordial bilateral relations between Malaysia and the United States.
www.ent.ohiou.edu /~mfadhil/ppmou/tunrazak.html   (477 words)

  
 Malaysian LIMA 2005 News - Page 2 - - General Military Defence | Defence Talk Forum
Najib said Lima 2005 was a success as it had drawn a substantial number of decision-makers including naval and air force chiefs.
Najib said the purchases would be made under allocations in the Ninth, 10th and possibly 11th Malaysia Plans.
Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is also Defence Minister, has also said the camp had a special role in the armed forces of the nation.
www.defencetalk.com /forums/showthread.php?p=51480   (1712 words)

  
 Asiaweek.com
Najib was given the task of shepherding the bills through Parliament.
Najib is the favorite to be the top-placed of the three elected party VPs.
Najib discussed his achievements in a recent hour-long interview with Senior Correspondent Roger Mitton.
www.pathfinder.com /asiaweek/96/0719/nat7.html   (774 words)

  
 AsiaMedia :: Story, Print Version   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, the minister in charge of National Service, has said excessive media reporting on the problems encountered in NS camps has given a distorted view of the programme
KUALA LUMPUR - Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, the minister in charge of National Service, has said excessive media reporting on the problems encountered in NS camps has given a distorted view of the programme.
Datuk Seri Najib, who is also Defence Minister, said all claims of abuses in training camps would be investigated.
www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /print.asp?parentid=10490   (525 words)

  
 Najib « WordPress.com
The Bangsa Malaysia concept is the state of an individual’s mind and does not infringe on Malay special rights and privileges, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Najib: There should be consensus on sensitive economic data — 2 comments
Najib the cabinet committee chairman on essential goods
wordpress.com /tag/najib   (451 words)

  
 USPACOM Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Najib: Democracy is alive and vibrant in Malaysia
He said there was plenty of evidence that democracy was practised in the country.
Najib said Indonesia was impressed when it learnt that Malaysia allocates 26 per cent of its budget to education.
www.pacom.mil /articles/articles2004/041211story4.shtml   (228 words)

  
 RIGZONE - Indonesia's Oil Concession Claim Can Be Resolved, Says Najib
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Tuesday expressed confidence that the problem related to Indonesia's claim over Malaysia's oil concession area in the Sulawesi Sea can be resolved at the negotiating table.
Najib, who is also Defence Minister, was asked about Indonesia's deployment of three warships in the oil concession area.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had said Monday that the area granted by Petronas to Shell to explore oil and gas in two deep-water blocks in the Sulawesi Sea was within Malaysian territory.
www.rigzone.com /news/article.asp?a_id=20762   (358 words)

  
 Florida Trade Delegation Keen In Exploring Space Tourism.
Najib said that the 30-member delegation, headed by Digital Media Network Inc chief executive, Bernard Schuttle, felt that Malaysia has the potential and was suitable for the development of space tourism.
Najib said that the delegation was also interested in expanding bilateral trade between Florida and Kuala Lumpur by making the "space industry city" as the logistics hub for Malaysian products to the US.
According to Najib the delegation had said that its trip here had provided them with a true picture of the real situation in the country.
www.dmni.com /Florida_Trade_Delegation_Keen_In_Exploring_Space_Tourism.html   (289 words)

  
 CORPORAL PUNISHMENT ARCHIVE-mysc9608   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Najib also said that out of 280,000 teachers in the country, only 97 cases were reported from January 1995 to June 1996.
He said the seminar would look into the present status of discipline in schools and discuss the shortcomings of the system as well as its implementation and ways to overcome it.
She said a masterplan would be drafted by a committee comprising a few selected people like teachers and representatives from non-governmental organisations to be forwarded to Education Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
www.corpun.com /mysc9608.htm   (483 words)

  
 Singapore:Lee Kuan Yew - an opinion editorial
Yet there is a general consensus that he has made his presence felt in the region and his influence and legacy will remain for a long while.
I see him from four perspectives: as one who fought for Independence, though his notion of statehood differed from that of his colleagues, such as Tunku Abdul Rahman and my late father [Tun Abdul Razak]; as Singapore leader from 1965 to the 1990s; as an Asian statesman; and, finally, in terms of Malaysia-Singapore relations.
Mohamed Najib Tun Razak is Malaysia's education minister and a vice president of the dominant UMNO party.
www.singapore-window.org /80612aw.htm   (825 words)

  
 Najib: KL will review ‘lopsided’ FTA with Japan
He was asked to comment on the claim by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad that the agreement, signed last December was not balanced and not beneficial to Malaysia.
Najib said, for example, there was an undertaking by the Japanese government to help Malaysia build its automotive industry.
Malaysia began FTA talks with the United States early this month, and is negotiating with Australia, New Zealand and Pakistan for similar agreements.
www.bilaterals.org /article.php3?id_article=5021   (423 words)

  
 Brudirect.com  - News Headlines
Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, yesterday hinted at an early resolution to the ongoing oilfield dispute between Brunei and Malaysia.
Referring to a prolonged territorial dispute with Brunei that has halted oil exploration work in two huge deepwater blocks since early last year, the Malaysian deputy prime minister was quoted by AFP as saying, “negotiations are still ongoing”.
Najib urged oil-producing countries in Asia to discuss how to obtain secure and reliable energy at reasonable cost.
www.brudirect.com /DailyInfo/News/Archive/Jun04/150604/nite01.htm   (324 words)

  
 Malaysia optimistic for free trade agreement with India: DPM
Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Dato' Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak today said their Government will continue to support strengthening of business relations and cooperation between India and Malaysia in the private sector.
Inaugurating a day-long Malaysia-India CEO forum here, Mr Razak said during a visit in 2004, both the countries had agreed to initiate discussions for comprehensive economic cooperation agreement (CECA).
The joint study group report for the CECA is expected to be finalised shortly, he said and added that his country remains optimistic that a free trade agreement can potentially lead to a new era of economic partnership between both the countries.
news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Business/20060609/358274.html   (338 words)

  
 Islam Online- News Section   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Najib cautioned that some groups “will try all sorts of things to mislead the people, including branding Islam Hadhari as a new religion”.
Addressing the university students and staff, Najib said the Malaysian people must observe and practice Islam Hadhari concept in their daily lives.
Najib said Muslims must become a progressive race to negate the negative understanding of the international community which often linked Islam to poverty, violence, militancy and “all types of problems that befall Muslims.”
www.islamonline.net /English/News/2005-02/28/article07.shtml   (477 words)

  
 Malaysia's Dy PM believes in keeping better-half happy
Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Dato' Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak had everyone in splits when, instead from talking business and trade, he touched a personal chord saying he believes in keeping his wife, a fan of Bollywood, happy for peace at home.
Mr Razak, who is here to participate in the 'Malaysia-India CEO Forum', said his wife is a big fan of Hindi films and Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra and other actors.
He said when he came here, his wife reminded him that Mumbai is a home for Bollywood stars and he appreciated the Hindi film industry for producing nearly 900 films in a year.
news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/India/20060609/358290.html   (162 words)

  
 Forum Siti Nurhaliza: Re: MEMANG BETUL RAZAK BAGINDA!!!!!!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
: : Abdul Razak Baginda is a close associate of : Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun : Razak.
He is said to be in the inner circle : of Najib's supporters and aides and has been : frequently quoted in Malaysian and : international publications.
: : : Abdul Razak Baginda is a close associate of : Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun : Razak.
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 Najib Tun Razak at www.businessafairs.co.uk - Bad Credit Remortgage? Visit Freedom Finance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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