Mahathir Mohamad

Mahathir Mohamad.

BIODATA:

Mahathir Mohamad is a Malaysian politician who is the seventh Prime Minister of

Malaysia. The veteran politician had also previously been the prime minister from

1981 to 2003. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is one of the most

respected political figures in Malaysia. During his previous tenure as the prime

minister, he formulated policies that helped businesses flourish and made education

easily available to the people of the country. While his polices have earned him a lot

of criticism, Mahathir never wavered from his convictions. This healthy stubbornness

makes him an effective politician. The first example of this resolve could be seen

when he was exiled from politics for criticizing the current regime. Instead of

cowering, he wrote ‘The Malay Dilemma’, which continued the critique. This book

played a huge role in Prime Minister Rahman’s resignation. His extensive career has

cemented him as perhaps the most influential figure in Malaysia’s political history. In

his nineties now, he is the world’s oldest head of state or government and the oldest

living Prime Minister of Malaysia.

HISTORY :

Tun Dr. Mahathir was born on Friday 20 December 1925. Prince to pair Mohamad bin

Iskandar and Wan Wan Hanafi Tempawan daughter was born in the house No 18, Ice

Factory Lane, adjacent to Jalan Officer, Seberang Perak, Alor Setar, Kedah.He was the

youngest among nine siblings. Dr. Mahathir started school in Seberang Perak Malay

School in 1930 for two years. He furthered his secondary education at Goverment

Bahasa Inggeris School, Alor Setar which is now known as the Sultan Abdul Hamid

College. She graduated with excellent results Senior Cambridge in 1945.In 1947, after

graduating from secondary school level, Dr. Mahathir has been offered a scholarship to

Orissa to further his studies in medicine at the King Edward VII College of Medicine,

Singapore. While in college, he was a student who works hard and diligently in lessons,

active in the sport of rugby and is always concerned about the welfare of other

students.Following the elections, Dr. Mahathir was appointed as Minister of Education.

As Minister of Education, the first step in his plan is to change education policy so that it

reflects the efforts towards the elimination of poverty and create justice for all and to

ensure that all individuals are given the opportunity to repair their lives. Throughout the

Minister of Education, he retained the reform as a chance to further their education

Malays in higher education, changing the entry quota, and some criteria for admission to

the centers, provide scholarships and establishing Mara Junior Science Colleges

(MRSM).

Mahathir was appointed Deputy Prime Minister at the same time as the Deputy President

of the Party.From the post of Minister of Education, Dr. Mahathir moved to the Ministry of

Trade and Industry in 1978. He is also Chairman of the Investment Committee of the

Cabinet which he never fail to promote foreign trade and investment.Dr. victory. Mahathir

in the 1978 general elections has enabled him to maintain his position in the cabinet and

party. Finally, on July 16, 1981 following the resignation of Prime Minister Tun Hussein

Onn health reasons, Dr. Mahathir has been selected as president and prime minister to-4

at the age of 55 years.Dr. Mahathir called the “Father of Modernisation of Malaysia” and

a leader of the longest tenure as Prime Minister, from 16 July 1981 to 31 October 2003.

Johor Sultan drove Mahathir to the airport in his first-gen Proton Saga.

SUCCESS :

Dr. Mahathir succeeded in controlling the economic downturn with peg the ringgit to the

U.S. dollar, an approach that was initially criticized by the world financial bodies like the

World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF). Proven result, Malaysia is the only

country that managed to escape from the shackles of recession, without having to “bind

themselves” to conditions set by the IMF as happened to other countries in Asia. In fact,

the General Manager of the IMF, Horst Kohler, had praised the action taken Dr. Mahathir

in control of the country’s currency.

His position as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Malaysia is appropriate and accurate

with his vision and target plan. Dr. Mahathir has transformed the country’s basic

economic sectors of a country based on agriculture to an industrial based countries. As commodity cannot help create more jobs, then in the early 1980’s Dr. Mahathir has decided to diversify the

country’s economic activity and thus reduce the dependence on these commodities.

Dr. Mahathir of Malaysia Incorporated policy introduced a policy which assumed Malaysia

as a company and its people as employees and shareholders. One of the success in this

movement was the establishment of the country outomatif industry, the show cars and

motorcycles are the best-selling national in MalaysiaDr. Mahathir also

increase Bumiputera participation in the ownership of industrial and commercial sector

with the establishment of PNB (PNB) and Amanah Saham Nasional and Amanah Saham

Bumiputera and some of the stocks in the portfolio of trust funds.Also, the success of Malaysia as a

developing country and an ideal Islamic state in the region has been recognized the world.

Prime Minister's Duty of Delivery Ceremony Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to Dato Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi as the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia.