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Mahathir bin Mohamad (Jawi: محاضر بن محمد; [1] IPA: [mahaðɪ(r) bɪn mohamad]; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and physician who served as the fourth and seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held office from 1981 to 2003 and later from 2018 to 2020 for a cumulative total of 24 years, making him the country's ...
The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, praised Malaysia for successfully organizing the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019 during the four-eyed meeting with Mahathir. [165] On the last day of the visit, Mahathir attended the Doha Forum 2019, where he delivered the keynote address, addressing the re-imagining of governance in a multi-polar ...
May 10 – Mahathir being sworn in as Malaysia's seventh Prime Minister at the Palace. [140] May 12 – Mahathir prohibited his predecessor, Najib Razak, from traveling abroad, citing sufficient evidence to investigate his involvement in a multi-billion-dollar scandal. [141] He named three senior ministers in his new Cabinet. [142]
The school is named after Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra, Kelantanese prince (later become Sultan of Kelantan). Established in 1973 under the Second Malaysia Plan in accordance of Malaysian New Economic Policy , the school is located about 9 km northeast of the state capital, Kota Bharu and about 1.5 km southeast of the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport .
On 18 September 2003, Mahathir and his wife, Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, received the "Ambassador for Peace" award for their contribution to promoting peace and unity. [112] On 10 October 2003, the International Cycling Union (UCI) approved the grant of the UCI Merit, the highest honour for contributions towards the sport, to Mahathir. [113]
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is still receiving treatment in hospital and is recovering from an infection, his spokesman said on Tuesday, dismissing speculation the 98-year ...
Mahathir Mohamad (VII) Mahathir Mohamad (b.1925) (Prime Minister) MP for Langkawi Acting: 3 January 2020 24 February 2020 Dr. Mohd Radzi Md Jidin (b.1977) (Senior Minister) Senator: PN Senior Minister of Education 10 March 2020 24 November 2022 Muslimin Yahaya (2020–2021) Mah Hang Soon (2020–2022) Mohamad Alamin (2021–2022) Muhyiddin ...
PPSMI's inception as a Malaysian Government policy was the result of the Cabinet meeting on 19 July 2002 under the administration of the fourth prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad. According to the Malaysian Ministry of Education, the policy would be run in stages, starting with the 2003 school session, pioneered by the all students of Year 1 in ...