KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been appointed chairman of Barisan Nasional’s (BN) advisory board.

Najib’s appointment was made during a BN meeting tonight and was unanimously agreed upon by its Supreme Council.

"Najib’s job is to help BN regain the confidence of the people towards the party,” BN’s secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said in a statement.

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