KUALA LUMPUR: Former Felda chairman Tan Sri Shahrir Ab Samad received a cheque of RM1mil from former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak, nine years ago, the High Court here was told.

Ambank Bhd Jalan Raja Chulan branch manager R. Uma Devi, 43, who appeared as the prosecution's 12th witness, said the cheque was issued by Najib himself to Shahrir on Nov 27, 2013, and that the cheque was cleared the next day.