Rosmah binti Mansor is the second wife of former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak.
24 Facts About Rosmah Mansor
2.
Rosmah Mansor had been active in sports activities such as badminton, hockey and netball.
3.
Rosmah Mansor participated in singing, dancing and acting while a student.
4.
Rosmah Mansor continued her studies at Universiti Malaya, where she obtained a degree in anthropology and sociology.
5.
Rosmah Mansor then continued her studies at Louisiana State University, United States, and successfully obtained a Master of Science in sociology and agriculture.
6.
Rosmah Mansor became the wife of the Malaysian prime minister following the appointment of her husband as Prime Minister in 2009.
7.
Rosmah Mansor used her position as the Prime Minister's wife to support causes related to women's affairs, sports, health, education and early childhood.
8.
Rosmah Mansor had been summoned three times by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to assist an investigation into the alleged misappropriation of money banked into her husband's account tied to the 1MDB scandal.
9.
On 4 October 2018, Rosmah Mansor pleaded not guilty to 17 charges of money laundering involving about MYR7mil at the Sessions Court under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism and Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act.
10.
On 22 May 2018, Rosmah Mansor had acknowledged receipt of the jewellery but in her statement claims that the items were no longer with her as they had been seized by the authorities.
11.
Global Royalty said if the items were unrecoverable in full or in part, Rosmah Mansor would be held liable to pay the full cost.
12.
On 25 May 2022, the High Court was told that Lebanese jewellery company Global Royalty Trading SAL and Rosmah Mansor were staking claim on a US$220,000 white gold diamond bracelet which was then stored in Bank Negara Malaysia's vaults.
13.
In 2019, Rosmah Mansor was charged with corruption in relation to a project to provide solar hybrid power for rural schools in Sarawak.
14.
Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan said Rosmah Mansor had attempted to explain the differences in court.
15.
On 1 September 2022, Rosmah Mansor was found guilty of three charges of corruption and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment, and fined RM970 million.
16.
Rosmah Mansor had pressured then Minister of Education, Mahdzir Khalid to award a contract to Jepak Holdings.
17.
Rosmah Mansor asked Jepak's owner to consult real estate developer Desmond Lim on how to receive the bribe.
18.
Rosmah Mansor is currently out on bail of MYR2 million while pending her appeal.
19.
Rosmah Mansor's sentencing took place merely a week after her husband Najib Razak started serving his 12-year sentence at Kajang Prison upon the loss of Najib's final appeal.
20.
Rosmah Mansor appeared to have stated that he did not genuinely believe that Rosmah was at the murder scene.
21.
Raja Petra denied that he did not believe Rosmah Mansor was at the scene saying that the interview was "chopped up".
22.
Rosmah Mansor later clarified and pointed out that he had always been consistent in relation to the statutory declaration, saying that he had never directly accused Rosmah of being at the scene of the murder, merely repeating what was told to him.
23.
In 2014, Rosmah Mansor purchased items amounting to $130,625 at a Chanel store in Honolulu, Hawaii.
24.
On 15 October 2021, Rosmah Mansor was allowed to temporarily retake her passport so that she could travel to Singapore to visit her pregnant daughter who was then expected to give birth.