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Mahathir Mohamad

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Mahathir bin Mohamad (Jawi: محاضر بن محمد; IPA: [mahaðɪ(r) bɪn mohamad]; born 10 July 1925) 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. During his premiership, Mahathir was granted the title "Father of Modernisation" (Malay: Bapa Pemodenan) for his pivotal role in transforming the country's economy and infrastructure. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mahathir Mohamad is the 539th most popular politician (up from 688th in 2019), the most popular biography from Malaysia and the most popular Malaysian Politician.

Mahathir Mohamad is most famous for being the Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003. He is also known for his authoritarian rule and his strong opposition to Westernization.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mahathir Mohamad ranks 539 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry II of England, Hongwu Emperor, Charles III of Spain, Miklós Horthy, Olaf Tryggvason, and Shehbaz Sharif. After him are Augustus II the Strong, Baldwin I, Latin Emperor, Servius Tullius, Arthur Henderson, Herod Antipas, and Heraklonas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Mahathir Mohamad ranks 9. Before him are Pol Pot, Barbara Bush, Richard Burton, B.B. King, Paul Newman, and Yukio Mishima. After him are Patrice Lumumba, Robert Edwards, Gilles Deleuze, Alija Izetbegović, Zygmunt Bauman, and Albert Bandura.

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In Malaysia

Among people born in Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad ranks 1 out of 90. After him are Anwar Ibrahim (1947), Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor (1958), Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903), Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1939), P. Ramlee (1929), Michelle Yeoh (1962), Abdullah of Pahang (1959), Najib Razak (1953), Michael Gough (1916), Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927), and Jimmy Choo (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In Malaysia

Among politicians born in Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad ranks 1. After him are Anwar Ibrahim (1947), Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903), Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1939), Abdullah of Pahang (1959), Najib Razak (1953), Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927), Abdul Razak Hussein (1922), Iskandar of Johor (1932), Muhyiddin Yassin (1947), Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895), and Hussein Onn (1922).

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