Najib Abdul Razak has been sworn in as the country’s sixth prime minister, after Abdullah Ahmad Badawi resigned to take responsibility for the ruling party’s worst election showing in four decades.
But he faces a myriad of challenges, including an economy badly hit by the global downturn, racial divisions in the country and opposition allegations of corruption and links to a murder case.
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KUALA LUMPUR, FRI:
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today took his oath of office as the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abdidin at Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur here today.
Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi meanwhile received Seri Maharaja Mangku Negara (SMN), the nation’s highest award which carries the title Tun from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Jeanne received the Seri Setia Mahkota award which also carries the title Tun.
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