Low Taek Jho (Chinese: 刘特佐; pinyin: Liú Tèzuǒ; Sidney Lau: Lau4 Dak1 Joh3), often called Jho Low, is a Malaysian financier and the beneficiary of numerous discretionary trust assets said by the US Government to originate from corrupt payments out of the Malaysian 1MDB fund. He gained notoriety as a "tabloid party boy" in New York City. He is reported to have a close relationship with Riza Aziz, the stepson of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. Low has been associated with numerous high value transactions, including acquisitions of businesses, luxury real estate and art, as well as philanthropy. Low runs a Hong Kong-based finance company called Jynwel Capital. Wikipedia