Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak leaves jail for house arrest under royal pardon

Summary

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has left prison and been transferred to house arrest, Al Jazeera reports, moving from jail to his Kuala Lumpur home. He was convicted over his role in the billion-dollar scandal involving the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, and the BBC reports that he left jail for house arrest. Deutsche Welle reports that he left prison under a royal pardon, which prompted a minister to resign in protest, and that he still faces a separate 15-year prison sentence over the same corruption scandal.

Timeline

1. BBC

   10 Nov 2026, 18:33 UTCSource ↗

   The BBC reports that Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak has left jail for house arrest after being convicted for his role in the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund scandal.

2. Deutsche Welle

   10 Nov 2026, 20:39 UTCSource ↗

   Deutsche Welle reports that Najib Razak has left prison under a royal pardon, which prompted a minister to resign in protest, and that he still faces a separate 15-year prison sentence over the corruption scandal.

3. Al Jazeera

   11 Nov 2026, 04:56 UTCSource ↗

   Al Jazeera reports that former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has been transferred from prison to his Kuala Lumpur home for house arrest in the 1MDB graft case.