Mahathir bin Mohamad
Mahathir bin Mohamad is a Malaysian politician, author and doctor who served as the fourth and seventh prime minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and again from 2018 to 2020. He was the country's longest-serving prime minister, serving for a cumulative total of 24 years. His political career has spanned more than 75 years, from joining protests opposing citizenship policies for non-Malays in the Malayan Union in the 1940s to forming the Gerakan Tanah Air coalition in 2022.
Background
- Born in
- Alor Setar
- Educated at
- National University of SingaporeUniversiti MalayaYong Loo Lin School of Medicine
- Awards
- 🏆 National Order of the Cedar🏆 Order of the Aztec Eagle🏆 Order of Merit🏆 Order of the White Elephant
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Trending topics shown first"What concerns me right now is that with the actions of Dr Mahathir, who is a lauded statesman and a beloved international icon, the country could become unstable, driving away foreign investors from t…"
"We need an opposition to remind us if we are making mistakes. When you are not opposed you think everything you do is right."
"We are actually very strong. 1.3 billion people cannot be simply wiped out. The Europeans killed 6 million Jews out of 12 million. But today the Jews rule the world by proxy. They get others to fight …"
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Timeline
1925
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Birth2003
Died
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