Rosmah Mansor

Wife of Najib Razak

Rosmah Mansor was the wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. She gained significant attention for her lavish lifestyle and expensive fashion choices.[1][2] Rosmah, like her husband, was involved in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal. On 1 September 2022, she was declared guilty of corruption related to a school electricity project.[3] She was fined $303 million and sentenced to ten years in prison.[4] On December 19, 2024, a Malaysian high court acquitted Rosmah Mansor of seventeen counts of money laundering and tax evasion due to insufficient evidence.[5]

Rosmah Mansor

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  1. "Rosmah's 'shopping spree' hits Aussie paper". Malaysiakini. 2012-01-21.
  2. "Malaysian PM Najib 'Spent Millions' on Luxury Goods: Report". TIME. 2016-03-31.
  3. "Wife of jailed ex-Malaysia prime minister found guilty of bribery". Al Jazeera. 2022-09-01.
  4. "Najib's wife Rosmah sentenced to 10 years in jail, fined RM970 million for solar project corruption case". CNA. 2022-09-01.
  5. Tang, Ashley (2024-12-19). "Malaysian court acquits wife of ex-PM Najib of money laundering and tax evasion". Reuters. Retrieved 20 December 2024.