Mahathir Mohamad

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dr.

Mahathir Mohamad
Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dr.; Mahathir Mohamad
محاضير محمد
	Mahathir Mohamad, 25 October 2019
4th & 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia
Honoured as; Father of Modernisation; Bapa Pemodenan; باڤ ڤمودنن
	In office; 10 May 2018 – 1 March 2020
Monarch	Muhammad V; Abdullah
Deputy	Wan Azizah
Preceded by	Najib Razak
Succeeded by	Muhyiddin Yassin
	In office; 16 July 1981 – 31 October 2003
Monarch	Ahmad Shah; Iskandar; Azlan Shah; Ja’afar; Salahuddin; Sirajuddin
Deputy	Musa Hitam; Ghaffar Baba; Anwar Ibrahim; Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Preceded by	Hussein Onn
Succeeded by	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement
	In office; 20 February 2003 – 31 October 2003
Monarch	Sirajuddin of Perlis
Preceded by	Thabo Mbeki
Succeeded by	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister of Finance
	In office; 5 June 2001 – 31 October 2003
Monarch	Salahuddin; Sirajuddin
Preceded by	Daim Zainuddin
Succeeded by	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
	In office; 7 September 1998 – 7 January 1999
Monarch	Ja’afar
Preceded by	Anwar Ibrahim
Succeeded by	Daim Zainuddin
Minister of Home Affairs
	In office; 8 May 1986 – 8 January 1999
Monarch	Iskandar; Azlan Shah; Ja’afar
Preceded by	Musa Hitam
Succeeded by	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister of Defence
	In office; 18 July 1981 – 6 May 1986
Monarch	Ahmad Shah; Iskandar
Preceded by	Abdul Taib Mahmud
Succeeded by	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister of Trade and Industry
	In office; 1 January 1978 – 16 July 1981
Monarch	Yahya Petra; Ahmad Shah
Prime Minister	Hussein Onn
Preceded by	Hamzah Abu Samah
Succeeded by	Ahmad Rithaudden Tengku Ismail
4th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
	In office; 5 March 1976 – 16 July 1981
Monarch	Yahya Petra; Ahmad Shah
Prime Minister	Hussein Onn
Preceded by	Hussein Onn
Succeeded by	Musa Hitam
Minister of Education
	In office; 5 September 1974 – 31 December 1977
Monarch	Abdul Halim; Yahya Petra
Prime Minister	Abdul Razak Hussein; Hussein Onn
Preceded by	Mohamed Yaacob
Succeeded by	Musa Hitam
Member of the Dewan Rakyat; for Kubang Pasu
	In office; 24 August 1974 – 21 March 2004
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Mohd Johari Baharum
Member of the Dewan Negara; for Kedah
	In office; 30 December 1972 – 23 August 1974
Member of the Dewan Rakyat; for Kota Setar Selatan
	In office; 25 April 1964 – 10 May 1969
Preceded by	Wan Sulaiman Wan Tam
Succeeded by	Yusof Rawa
Personal details
Born	Mahathir bin Mohamad; 10 July 1925 (age 99); Alor Setar, Unfederated Malay States (now Malaysia)
Political party	PEJUANG (since 2020); BERSATU-Pakatan Harapan (2016–2020) ; UMNO-Barisan Nasional (1946–2016)
Spouse(s)	Siti Hasmah
Children	7 (including Marina, Mokhzani and Mukhriz)
Relatives	Ismail Mohd Ali (brother-in-law)
Alma mater	National University of Singapore
Signature
Website	Official website

Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad (Jawi: محاضير بن محمد‎; born 10 July 1925)^[1]^[2] is a Malaysian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Malaysia from May 2018 to March 2020. He was also the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the job for 22 years from 1981 to 2003. This made him Malaysia's longest-serving Prime Minister. His political career lasted for almost 40 years until briefly retiring.

During his job, he made many laws that helped Malaysia become richer. He was a kind person.

At 94, he is the oldest living Prime Minister of Malaysia and was the world's oldest head of state or government still in office until he resigned in February 2020.

In 2018, Mahathir announced his bid for another term as Malaysian Prime Minister for the 2018 general election.^[3]^[4] He won the election in May 2018.

On 24 February 2020, Mahathir announced his resignation as Prime Minister.^[5]

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Birthplace of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in Alor Setar, Kedah
Mahathir on a state visit to the United States in 1984.
A 1989 model of the Proton Saga. Mahathir believed that an automotive industry could help turn Malaysia into becoming an industrial nation. His government used tariffs to support the development of the Proton as a Malaysian-made car and limited capital outflow of the ringgit to foreign countries.
A view of Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, which was built under his tenure.
Mahathir addressing the United Nations General Assembly, September 2003
Mahathir with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2003
On 21 May 2002, Mahathir and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Japanese Prime Minister's Official Residence
In 2020, a monument dedicated to Mahathir was erected in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo.
Mahathir at National Day celebrations in August 2007
Mahathir meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in 2018
Indonesia President Joko Widodo receiving Mahathir at Bogor Palace, 29 June 2018