Jho Low

Taek Jho Low (Chinese: 刘特佐; pinyin: Liú Tèzuǒ; born 4 November 1981) is a Malaysian businessman and fugitive who has been wanted by Interpol since 2016 for his key role in the 1MDB scandal. Low is alleged to have stolen over US$4.5 billion from the state-owned company 1MDB. Born into a wealthy Malaysian family, Low graduated from University of Pennsylvania in 2005. He is the beneficiary of numerous discretionary trust assets which allegedly originated from payments out of the 1MDB fund. Low has maintained his innocence and contends that Malaysian authorities are engaging in a campaign of harassment and political persecution due to his prior support of former prime minister Najib Razak, whose part in the 1MDB scandal had led to Najib being convicted on seven counts of abuse of power, money laundering and criminal breach of trust. Low was born a citizen of Malaysia, and from 2011, has also held citizenship in Saint Kitts and Nevis, which was revoked in 2019, and Cyprus from 2015 until it was revoked in 2024.