POLITICIAN
Najib Razak
1953 - Today

Najib Razak
Mohammad Najib bin Abdul Razak (Jawi: محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, Malay: [muhammad nadʒɪb]; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2009 to 2018. In 2020, he was convicted of corruption in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal, one of the largest money-laundering and embezzlement scandals in history. He is the son of former prime minister Abdul Razak Hussein. Najib served as the chairman of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition from April 2009 to May 2018 and as the president of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) from November 2008 to May 2018. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Najib Razak is the 5,146th most popular politician (up from 6,104th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Malaysia (up from 10th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Malaysian Politician.
Memorability Metrics
Page views of Najib Razak by language
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Najib Razak ranks 5,146 out of 19,576. Before him are Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan, Amakusa Shirō, Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena, Sancho VII of Navarre, and Julia the Younger. After him are Andrus Ansip, James E. Webb, Helena of Moscow, Khabul Khan, Andronikos Doukas, and Manuel Roxas.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsQueen Mathilde of Belgium
1973 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 5,142
Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan
1009 - 1097
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 5,143
Amakusa Shirō
1621 - 1638
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 5,144
Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena
1698 - 1780
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 5,145
Sancho VII of Navarre
1154 - 1234
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 5,146
Julia the Younger
19 BC - 28
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 5,147
Najib Razak
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 5,148
Andrus Ansip
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 5,149
James E. Webb
1906 - 1992
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 5,150
Helena of Moscow
1476 - 1513
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 5,151
Khabul Khan
1100 - 1147
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 5,152
Andronikos Doukas
1006 - 1077
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 5,153
Manuel Roxas
1892 - 1948
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 5,154
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Najib Razak ranks 68. Before him are Aleksandr Akimov, András Schiff, Armen Sarkissian, Tchéky Karyo, Jean Tirole, and Hans Krankl. After him are László Bölöni, James Foley, Bill Pullman, Kristalina Georgieva, Paul Krugman, and Claudio Gentile.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsAleksandr Akimov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1953 - 1986
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 62
András Schiff
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 63
Armen Sarkissian
PHYSICIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 64
Tchéky Karyo
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 65
Jean Tirole
ECONOMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 66
Hans Krankl
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 67
Najib Razak
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 68
László Bölöni
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 69
James Foley
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - 2025
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 70
Bill Pullman
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 71
Kristalina Georgieva
ECONOMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 72
Paul Krugman
ECONOMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 73
Claudio Gentile
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 74
In Malaysia
Among people born in Malaysia, Najib Razak ranks 9 out of 90. Before him are Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor (1958), Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903), Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1939), P. Ramlee (1929), Michelle Yeoh (1962), and Abdullah of Pahang (1959). After him are Michael Gough (1916), Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927), Jimmy Choo (1948), Abdul Razak Hussein (1922), Iskandar of Johor (1932), and Muhyiddin Yassin (1947).
Others born in Malaysia
Go to all RankingsIbrahim Iskandar of Johor
NOBLEMAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 3
Tunku Abdul Rahman
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1990
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 4
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2025
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 5
P. Ramlee
ACTOR
1929 - 1973
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 6
Michelle Yeoh
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 7
Abdullah of Pahang
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 8
Najib Razak
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 9
Michael Gough
ACTOR
1916 - 2011
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 10
Abdul Halim of Kedah
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2017
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 11
Jimmy Choo
DESIGNER
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 12
Abdul Razak Hussein
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1976
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 13
Iskandar of Johor
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2010
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 14
Muhyiddin Yassin
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 15
Among POLITICIANS In Malaysia
Among politicians born in Malaysia, Najib Razak ranks 6. Before him are Mahathir Mohamad (1925), Anwar Ibrahim (1947), Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903), Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1939), and Abdullah of Pahang (1959). After him are Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927), Abdul Razak Hussein (1922), Iskandar of Johor (1932), Muhyiddin Yassin (1947), Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895), and Hussein Onn (1922).
Mahathir Mohamad
1925 - Present
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 1
Anwar Ibrahim
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 2
Tunku Abdul Rahman
1903 - 1990
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 3
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
1939 - 2025
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 4
Abdullah of Pahang
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 5
Najib Razak
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 6
Abdul Halim of Kedah
1927 - 2017
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 7
Abdul Razak Hussein
1922 - 1976
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 8
Iskandar of Johor
1932 - 2010
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 9
Muhyiddin Yassin
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 10
Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan
1895 - 1960
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 11
Hussein Onn
1922 - 1990
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 12