Fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, widely known as Jho Low, is believed to be hiding in either Shanghai, Macau, or Myanmar as of December 2025.
Sources suggest that his immense financial resources and the protection offered by various quarters have rendered him elusive and difficult to track.
According to a report by Berita Harian, intelligence suggests that Low’s whereabouts remain a mystery to official channels because he is being shielded.
“It can be said that he is safe because his financial resources ensure his whereabouts are not disclosed to authorities. Many quarters are offering him protection,” the source said, adding that his wealth has made him effectively “untouchable.”
Malaysian authorities previously attempted to track Low in Hong Kong, but he had fled before their arrival. Subsequent reports of him hiding in mainland China could not be verified by authorities there.
The latest intelligence surfaces following the High Court’s landmark decision on Friday, which found former prime minister Najib Razak guilty of 21 money laundering charges and four counts of abuse of power involving RM2.3 billion in 1MDB funds. Presiding judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah explicitly ruled that Low acted as Najib’s proxy, conduit, and agent in these transactions.
Najib was sentenced to 15 years in prison and hit with a massive RM13.4 billion fine. His defense team, led by Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, plans to file an appeal this Monday.
