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Najib Razak

Najib Razak

Legacy

🇲🇾Malaysia

Rank #229
Score: 52
About Najib Razak

Najib Razak (b.1953) served as Prime Minister (2009–2018). His tenure saw active economic policy, heavy infrastructure spending and major international diplomacy, but it ended amid the 1MDB scandal. Najib faced multiple high-profile trials and convictions related to 1MDB; legal processes and appeals have continued in public view.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
Malaysia HDI ≈ 0.819 (historical context during Najib years)7/10
Source: UNDP — Malaysia country insights (2015)
GDP per capita
Malaysia GDP per capita (PPP) — grew during Najib era (2009–2018)7/10
Source: World Bank — Malaysia economic data (2016)
Gini coefficient
Gini index (country-level inequality proxy)3/10
Source: World Bank — Gini index (Malaysia) (2016)
Employment rate
Employment-to-population ratio (country context)4/5
Source: World Bank / ILO — Malaysia labour indicators (2016)
Freedom index
Freedom House — Malaysia country context (Partly Free)3/10
Source: Freedom House — Malaysia report (2016)
Corruption index
Corruption perceptions and the 1MDB scandal (major governance event) — CPI context1/5
Source: Transparency International — CPI and reporting on 1MDB (2018)

Derived Criminal Score
Multiple notable cases linked to 1MDB; convicted on several counts in Malaysian courts (major conviction leading to imprisonment; appeals and legal developments continue)10/20
Source: Reuters / AP reporting on Najib convictions and 1MDB trials (2020)