Movie stars and singers are at the forefront of the selfie phenomenon, and politicians are getting in on the act too.

In Singapore, MP Baey Yam Keng is famous for posting these self-taken photos of himself.

On Friday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong did so too - of himself and Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak.

Both men are attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Mr Lee posted the photo on his Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.

It is not the first one Mr Lee has posted too. In May this year, he took a selfie with an old Singapore Armed Forces comrade and put it up on the Instagram photo sharing network.

Check out the photo gallery above for more high-profile politicians who have turned their smartphone cameras on themselves for a quick snap.