Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad
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Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad محضیر بن محمد SMN DK |
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| Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
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In office 16 July 1981 – 31 October 2003 |
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| Monarch |
Ahmad Shah Iskandar Azlan Shah Ja'afar Salahuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin (Regent) Sirajuddin |
| Preceded by | Hussein Onn |
| Succeeded by | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement | |
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In office 20 February 2003 – 31 October 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Thabo Mbeki |
| Succeeded by | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 5 June 2001 – 31 October 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Daim Zainuddin |
| Succeeded by | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
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In office 7 September 1998 – 7 January 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Succeeded by | Daim Zainuddin |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
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In office 8 May 1986 – 8 January 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Musa Hitam |
| Succeeded by | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 18 July 1981 – 6 May 1986 |
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| Preceded by | Abdul Taib Mahmud |
| Succeeded by | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | |
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In office 1 January 1978 – 16 July 1981 |
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| Prime Minister | Hussein Onn |
| Preceded by | Hamzah Abu Samah |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Rithaudden Tengku Ismail |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
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In office 5 March 1976 – 16 July 1981 |
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| Prime Minister | Hussein Onn |
| Preceded by | Hussein Onn |
| Succeeded by | Musa Hitam |
| Minister of Education | |
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In office 5 September 1974 – 31 December 1977 |
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| Prime Minister |
Abdul Razak Hussein Hussein Onn |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Yaacob |
| Succeeded by | Musa Hitam |
| Member of the Dewan Rakyat for Kubang Pasu |
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In office 24 August 1974 – 21 March 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Johari Baharum |
| Member of the Dewan Negara for Kedah |
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In office 30 December 1972 – 23 August 1974 |
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| Member of the Dewan Rakyat for Kota Setar Selatan |
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In office 25 April 1964 – 10 May 1969 |
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| Preceded by | Wan Sulaiman Wan Tam |
| Succeeded by | Yusof Rawa |
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Mahathir bin Mohamad 10 July 1925 Alor Setar, Unfederated Malay States (now Malaysia) |
| Political party |
United Malays National Organisation (1946–2016) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (2016–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Siti Hasmah |
| Children | 7 (including Marina, Mokhzani and Mukhriz) |
| Relatives | Ismail Mohd Ali (brother-in-law) |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore |
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| Website | Official website |
Tun Dato' Seri Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad (Jawi:محضير بن محمد; IPA: [maˈhaðɪr bɪn moˈhamad]; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician who was the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003, making him longest-serving holder of that office. His political career spanned more than 70 years since he first joined a newly formed UMNO in 1946.
Born and raised in Alor Setar, Kedah, Mahathir excelled at school and became a medical doctor. He became active in the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Malaysia's largest political party, before entering Parliament in 1964. He served one term before losing his seat, subsequently falling out with Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman and being expelled from UMNO. When Abdul Rahman resigned, Mahathir re-entered UMNO and Parliament, and was promoted to the Cabinet. By 1976 he had risen to Deputy Prime Minister, and in 1981 was sworn in as Prime Minister after the resignation of his predecessor, Hussein Onn.
During Mahathir's tenure as Prime Minister, Malaysia experienced a period of rapid modernisation and economic growth, and his government initiated a series of bold infrastructure projects. Mahathir was a dominant political figure, winning five consecutive general elections and fending off a series of rivals for the leadership of UMNO. However, his accumulation of power came at the expense of the independence of the judiciary and the traditional powers and privileges of Malaysia's royalty. He deployed the controversial Internal Security Act to detain activists, non-mainstream religious figures, and political opponents including the Deputy Prime Minister he fired in 1998, Anwar Ibrahim. Mahathir's record of curbing civil liberties and his antagonism towards western interests and economic policy made his relationships with the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, among others, difficult. As Prime Minister, he was an advocate of third-world development and a prominent international activist.
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