Nazifuddin Najib

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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 (age 39)
RelationsAbdul Razak Hussein
Rahah Noah (grandparents)
Parent(s)Najib Razak (father)
Puteri Zainah Eskandar (mother)
EducationAmerican Intercontinental University
OccupationBusinessman
Websitenazifnajib.com

Mohammad Nazifuddin bin Mohammad Najib (born 1982) is a Malaysian businessman, the son of Najib Razak, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia. On 24 July 2019, the government had filed a tax evasion lawsuit through the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), against Nazifuddin to claim RM37.6 million in unpaid taxes since 2011 till 2017.[1] On 18 May 2021, Nazifuddin has been served a bankruptcy notice for failing to pay income tax amounting to RM37.6 million as ruled by the High Court in July 2020.[2]

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.[3]

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.

Controversies and issues[]

Panama Papers[]

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.[4]

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.[4]

Wining and dining with Taiwanese actress in Taipei[]

On 5 July 2018, Nazifuddin had set social media on fire after he was spotted wining and dining Taiwanese actress Celia Chang in Taipei. Taiwanese portal Apple Daily said the pair were seen dining at a steakhouse and having a massage at a top luxury shopping district near Taipei 101.[5]

DAP's Iskandar Puteri MP Lim Kit Siang has weighed into Nazifuddin wining and dining with Celia Zhang.[6]

Despite much ink being spilled over Nazifuddin’s Taiwan visit a day after Najib’s four corruption charges in Kuala Lumpur, the most important question seemed to have been missed, i.e. what was Nazifuddin doing in Taiwan and what was his most important agenda in his quick one-day trip to Taiwan – as very few would believe that the whole purpose of Nazifuddin’s quick one-day trip to Taiwan as just to have a rendezvous of wine and food with Celia.

Only Nazifuddin can answer this question. Will he do so?[6]

It is the prerogative of Nazifuddin as a private person to travel to Taiwan, said Pemantau Malaysia Baru president Lokman Noor Adam.[7]

RM37.6 million in unpaid taxes[]

On 24 July 2019, the government had filed a tax evasion lawsuit through the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), against Nazifuddin to claim RM37.6 million in unpaid taxes since 2011 till 2017.[8]

On 2 March 2020, Nazifuddin failed to obtain a stay on the RM37.6 million tax suit against him.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Rashid, Hidir Reduan Abdul (8 August 2019). "Najib's son Nazifuddin hit with RM37.6m tax suit". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ Bernama (18 May 2021). "Najib's son served bankruptcy notice over unpaid income tax". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ Tang, Ashley (6 July 2018). "Najib's son spotted with Taiwan actress in Taipei's top shopping district". The Star.
  6. ^ a b "Kit Siang wonders if there's more to Nazifuddin's date with actress". Malaysiakini. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. ^ Lin, Koh Jun (7 July 2018). "At rally to support ex-PM, Lokman defends Najib's son's Taiwan trip". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. ^ "IRB sues Najib's son over RM37.6m of unpaid taxes". Bernama. The Malay Mail. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  9. ^ Rashid, Hidir Reduan Abdul (2 March 2020). "Najib's son Nazifuddin bid to stay RM37.6m tax suit dismissed". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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