Najib @ Rosmah And The Billionaire

By Kerajaan Rakyat

WHEN Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak met visiting Indonesian reporters ahead of his official visit to Jakarta in April, he singled out businessman Peter Sondakh.

Last month, Malaysia’s King conferred the prestigious title of Tan Sri on Mr Sondakh. It was a rare honour for a foreign businessman who hardly has a public profile beyond his country.

It was not the first time Mr Sondakh was visiting the palace. The controlling shareholder of the Rajawali Group, an Indonesian conglomerate with diverse interests ranging from cement to cigarettes, was also at the palace when Datuk Seri Najib was sworn in as Malaysia’s sixth Prime Minister in April. He was among a select few private individuals invited to the event.

The tight nexus of business and politics has long been a key feature of corporate Malaysia and analysts say that Mr Najib’s takeover is set to usher in a new group of powerful economic players even as several already well-known ones gain greater prominence.

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