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e. Mahathir bin Mohamad (Jawi: مَحاضر 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. He held office from 1981 to 2003 and later from 2018 to February 2020 for a cumulative total of 24 years, making him ...
The United Malays National Organisation (Malay: Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Bersatu; abbreviated UMNO (/ ˈʌmnoʊ /) or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing [7] political party in Malaysia. As the oldest (but non-continuous) national political party within Malaysia (since its inception in 1946), UMNO has been known as Malaysia ...
Mahathir was also conferred with an Honorary Doctorate of Political Sciences and Public Administration by the Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University. [93] [94] 11: Japan Fukuoka: 6–8 August Mahathir received a courtesy call from Hiroto Izumi, the special adviser to the Prime Minister of Japan, to discuss bilateral ties between Malaysia and Japan.
Tun Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi (Jawi: عبد الله بن احمد بدوي, Malay pronunciation: [abdullah]; born 26 November 1939) is a Malaysian retired politician who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009. He was also the sixth president of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest political ...
When UMNO was banned and declared illegal in the 1987 UMNO leadership crisis, Abdul Kadir was loyal to Mahathir Mohamad to set up the UMNO Baru (New UMNO). He joined New UMNO as Member (1988) and was elected UMNO Supreme Council Member (1988). He became Member of the UMNO Supreme Council of the 2000–2003 session.
Parent (s) Mahathir Mohamad. Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali. Mokhzani bin Tun Dr. Mahathir (born 2 January 1961) is a Malaysian businessman. He worked as a petroleum engineer before founding oil-equipment fabricator Kencana Petroleum. Kencana Petroleum later merged with SapuraCrest to form SapuraKencana Petroleum. The company is now known as Sapura ...
Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi (Jawi: أحمد زاهد بن حميدي; born 4 January 1953) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Rural and Regional Development since December 2022. A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), he has served as its leader and the chairman of the ...
Hussein Onn 898 votes, nominated by. Sulaiman Ahmad "Palestin" 250 votes, nominated by 1 UMNO division. An election for the leadership of the United Malays National Organisation was prompted by outgoing Prime Minister Abdul Razak Hussein's death due in part of leukaemia. On 14 January 1976, Hussein Onn was selected to serve as interim leader.