The Prime Minister's Office Malaysia

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, January 19 - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was conferred the King Abdulaziz Sash Order of Merit of the First Class, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's highest honour, by King Abdullah Abdulaziz Al Saud in Riyadh, which the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said "is granted to crown princes and prime ministers of brotherly and friendly countries".