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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 doctor who served as the fourth and seventh prime minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and from 2018 to 2020. With a cumulative tenure of 24 years, making him the longest-serving prime minister ...
Bahasa Melayu: Mahathir Mohamad semasa di alam persekolahan pada tahun 1939. Date: 1939: Source: Photo taken in Mahathir Mohamad Birth House: Author: Unknown author:
His paternal grandfather, Raja Tun Uda Al-Haj Bin Raja Muhammad, KBE (1894–1976), was twice Menteri Besar of Selangor during the colonial era, the second speaker of the Federal Legislative Council (1955–1957), the first Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang (1957–1967) and the first Malaysian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (1953–1955).
Mahathir said all Cabinet ministers would be taking a 10 per cent pay cut from their basic salary with immediate effect. [18] [19] On 2 July 2018, thirteen ministers and twenty-three deputy ministers were sworn in before the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V. [20] Mahathir arrives in Johor to meet with Sultan Ibrahim (January 2019)
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 ...
The first premiership of Mahathir Mohamad began on 16 July 1981, when he was appointed the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia. Mahathir, a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), took over from Hussein Onn, who retired due to health reasons. Mahathir’s tenure marked a significant shift in Malaysia’s political and economic ...
In 1975, he was appointed as a special officer to the then Minister of Education, Mahathir Mohamad. Subsequently, he served as Mahathir's private secretary during his tenure as Prime Minister from 1981 to 1999. In 1999, Abdul Aziz entered the sixth Mahathir cabinet and was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Education.
In 2003, she was conferred the highest honorary title of Tun along with her husband, Dr Mahathir, by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. [ 10 ] The Malaysian AIDS Foundation established the Dr Siti Hasmah Award in 1996 to highlight the achievements and contributions of individuals and organisations whose work has a direct impact on HIV/AIDS work in the ...