'11' figures strongly in Najib's decisions
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The announcement to dissolve Parliament may be linked to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's favourite number: 11.
Najib’s audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong took place on April 3: the numerals add up to 11 (3+4+1+3), observes Saifuddin Abdullah, deputy minister for Higher Education.
Also, when Najib travelled to the head of state’s Istana Negara residenec yesterday in a limousine with the number plate WRX 11.
“If you were to add up the number, it’s 11, his favourite,” said Saifuddin in an interview with The Star.
Other details in Najib’s life have also pointed to the number 11.
His house address is 11, Jalan Langgak Duta, off Taman Duta, in Kuala Lumpur.
His father and former prime minister Abdul Razak Hussein was born on March 11, 1922, while his mother Rahah Mohd Noah was born on June 11, 1933. Najib was also Pahang’s 11th Mentri Besar, serving there from 1982 to 1986.
Yesterday also marked the fourth anniversary of Najib’s premiership, which he took over from his predecessor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Incidentally, Najib’s party, the United Malays National Organisation, was founded on May 11, 1946.
