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He is referred to as the Father of Development (Bapa Pembangunan). During his term as prime minister, Abdul Razak launched the Malaysian New Economic Policy (NEP), a program aimed at reducing the socioeconomic disparity between ethnic communities, particularly those of the ethnic Malay and Chinese. [1]
Iskandar Regional Development Authority. Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA; Malay: Pihak Berkuasa Wilayah Pembangunan Iskandar; Jawi: ڤيهق برکواس ولايه ڤمباڠونن إسکندر) is the body responsible for the direction, policies and strategies in relation to development within the Iskandar Malaysia, having regard to the general framework of national and Johor ...
Backside of Wisma Bapa Malaysia. Since its inception in August 1976, the building is sited on 90 acres (360,000 m 2) manicured gardens.The foundation stone of the Wisma Bapa Malaysia complex was laid by the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, the late Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, on 30 August 1973 at the satellite township of Petra Jaya.
Iskandar Malaysia (Jawi: إسکندر مليسيا), formerly known as Iskandar Development Region (IDR; Malay: Wilayah Pembangunan Iskandar; Jawi: ولايه ڤمباڠونن اسكندر) and South Johor Economic Region (SJER; Malay: Wilayah Ekonomi Johor Selatan; Jawi: ولايه ايكونومي جوهر سلاتن), is the main southern development corridor in Johor, Malaysia.
The state of Johor is strategically located in southern Malaysia, bordering one of the regional economic powerhouses Singapore.Johor is the third-largest economy in Malaysia after Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, accounting for 9.6% of the nation's gross domestic product, valued at RM 148.2 billion in 2023. [9]
Othman's political career began with the Malay nationalist movement in the 1940s. [2] He joined the UMNO party after it was founded in Batu Pahat by Onn Jaafar in 1946. Othman became a committee member of UMNO in 1952. [2]
Abu Bakar was often credited as the "Founder of Modern Johor" (Malay: Bapa Pemodenan Johor). [8] He established a Western-styled bureaucratic system and civil service, and consolidated the state's agricultural economy, which consisted of gambier and pepper plantations headed by Chinese leaders, known as "Kangchu" in Teochew Min.
Kota Iskandar (Jawi: كوتا إسكندر ) (formerly Johor State New Administrative Centre (JSNAC)) is the administrative centre of the state of Johor, ...