ANALYSIS Almost four decades after Abdul Razak Hussein passed away while in office, the former premier has never been as well-celebrated as he has been this year.

Yesterday, Razak's son, Prime Minister Najib, took time off to pay tribute to his father, along with a long list of political veterans.

Even before the anniversary yesterday, Najib had taken to Facebook , repeatedly invoking nostalgia of his time as a boy with his father, who was the country's second prime minister.