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1Malaysia Development Berhad
Malaysian state investment fund known as 1MDB, set up in 2009 and at the centre of a multibillion dollar embezzlement scandal.
Organisations · 1 story · Also known as: 1Malaysia Development Berhad, 1MDB
Logo: 1Malaysia Development Berhad, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
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Documented facts
Public record
- convicted by the High Court on four counts of abuse of power and 21 of money laundering over 1MDB funds, Dec 2025; sentenced to 15 years and fined RM11.38 billion; appeal filed (since Dec 2025) · The Vibes: Najib sentenced to 15 years' jail and RM11.38 billion fine in 1MDB verdict
- launched the fund and chaired its board of advisers (2009 to 2018) · Al Jazeera: Timeline, how Malaysia's 1MDB financial scandal unfolded
Stated in our reporting
- launched 1MDB in 2009 and chaired its board of advisers · Our story