Dr Mahatir Muhamad
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Biography
Mahathir bin Mohammad
Name: Mahathir Mohammad
Birth Date: December 20, 1925
Place of Birth: Perak, Malaysia
Nationality: Malaysian
Gender: Male
Occupations: Former prime minister
Personal
Mahathir was the youngest of nine children of a schoolteacher and a housewife. His father, Mohamad Iskandar, was of Indian origin, being the son of a Malayalee Muslim (who migrated from Kerala) and a Malay mother, while Mahathir's own mother, Wan Tampawan, was Malay.
Educational Life
During World War II, he sold pisang goreng (banana fritters) and other snacks to supplement his family income during the Japanese occupation of Malaya. Mahathir attended a Malay vernacular school before continuing his education at the Sultan Abdul Hamid College in Alor Star. Mahathir then attended the King Edward VII Medical College (the predecessor of present-day National University of Singapore) in Singapore, where he edited a medical student magazine called The Cauldron; he also contributed to the The Straits Times newspaper pseudonymously under the nickname "Che Det". Mahathir was also President of the Muslim Society in the college. Upon graduation in 1953, Mahathir joined the then Malayan government service as a medical officer.
Political career
Despite a controversial career in politics, became prime minister of Malaysia in 1981 and then won four consecutive elections till 2003. He is listed as the 41st oldest office-holders among the worldwide leadership.
One of the most distinctive of Prime Minister Mahathir's characteristics, his imposing titles notwithstanding, was that he was the first chief executive of Malaysia to come from a modest social background. Whereas the first three prime ministers were members of the “royal families”.
Books & Speech By Dr. Mahathir
1. 1976 - ON FACING CHALLENGES
2. 1980 - LEADERSHIP HERITAGE
3. 1982 - THE MALAY DILEMMA
4. 1986 - THE CHALLENGE
5. 1989 - REGIONALISM, GLOBALISM AND SPHERES OF INFLUENCE:...
Mahathir bin Mohammad
Name: Mahathir Mohammad
Birth Date: December 20, 1925
Place of Birth: Perak, Malaysia
Nationality: Malaysian
Gender: Male
Occupations: Former prime minister
Personal
Mahathir was the youngest of nine children of a schoolteacher and a housewife. His father, Mohamad Iskandar, was of Indian origin, being the son of a Malayalee Muslim (who migrated from Kerala) and a Malay mother, while Mahathir's own mother, Wan Tampawan, was Malay.
Educational Life
During World War II, he sold pisang goreng (banana fritters) and other snacks to supplement his family income during the Japanese occupation of Malaya. Mahathir attended a Malay vernacular school before continuing his education at the Sultan Abdul Hamid College in Alor Star. Mahathir then attended the King Edward VII Medical College (the predecessor of present-day National University of Singapore) in Singapore, where he edited a medical student magazine called The Cauldron; he also contributed to the The Straits Times newspaper pseudonymously under the nickname "Che Det". Mahathir was also President of the Muslim Society in the college. Upon graduation in 1953, Mahathir joined the then Malayan government service as a medical officer.
Political career
Despite a controversial career in politics, became prime minister of Malaysia in 1981 and then won four consecutive elections till 2003. He is listed as the 41st oldest office-holders among the worldwide leadership.
One of the most distinctive of Prime Minister Mahathir's characteristics, his imposing titles notwithstanding, was that he was the first chief executive of Malaysia to come from a modest social background. Whereas the first three prime ministers were members of the “royal families”.
Books & Speech By Dr. Mahathir
1. 1976 - ON FACING CHALLENGES
2. 1980 - LEADERSHIP HERITAGE
3. 1982 - THE MALAY DILEMMA
4. 1986 - THE CHALLENGE
5. 1989 - REGIONALISM, GLOBALISM AND SPHERES OF INFLUENCE:...