Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak today advised politically inclined youths to have a clear objective in what they hope to achieve.

"We must have a mission in politics, must be passionate, and know what we hope to attain from it.

"For a doctor, being able to cure a patient who is dying would be his highest satisfaction," he said in the '60-Minute Programme with the Prime Minister', in conjunction with the launch of the Kembara Mahasiswa Nasional at Seri Perdana in Putrajaya.

Relating his own journey in politics, which began when he was just 23 years old, to 350 students from local and foreign universities and representatives of youth associations, Najib said for him, it was the ability to help the needy.

"When villagers and the needy come to see me and I am able to help by giving them something, that is satisfaction for me," he said.

Asked how he came to be involved in politics at such a young age, Najib said it was a decision based on sentiment and emotion, to continue his late father Abdul Razak Hussein's legacy.

"Possibly at the time, had I been thinking rationally, I would not have made the decision to be in politics; but my decision was more on continuing my late father's struggle, so I took the risk," he said.

- Bernama