Abdul Gani Patail

Attorney General of Malaysia

Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail is a notable Malaysian lawyer who served as the Attorney General of Malaysia (2002-2015). He gained prominence for his involvement in investigating the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal, a major financial controversy involving Malaysian state investment funds.

In July 2015, Abdul Gani told the police that there was enough information to charge Prime Minister Najib Razak.[1] Later, Abdul Gani was removed from his job due to "health reasons" and Mohamed Apandi Ali took over.[2]

On 16 May 2018, new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said that after meeting with Abdul Gani, Abdul Gani told him he was getting ready to charge Najib before Najib removed him.[3][4][5]

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  1. Correspondent, Trinna LeongMalaysia (2018-05-16). "Former AG prepped charge sheet against Najib: Mahathir". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. MAGESWARI, LOSHANA K. SHAGAR and M. (2015-07-28). "Mohamed Apandi Ali replaces Gani Patail as Attorney-General". The Star.
  3. Chie, Kow Gah (2018-05-16). "PM says ex-AG told him about plan to charge Najib". Malaysiakini.
  4. Ibrahim, Ida Nadirah (2018-05-16). "Dr M: Gani said was about to charge Najib when axe fell". Malay Mail.
  5. Tay, Chester (2018-05-16). "Dr Mahathir: Gani Patail was preparing to charge Najib before he was removed". The Edge Markets.