Mahathir Mohamad

Mahathir Mohamad, born on July 10, 1925, in Alor Setar, Kedah, is a prominent Malaysian politician, physician, and author. His political journey began in the 1940s, where he actively protested against citizenship policies for non-Malays in the Malayan Union. Over a remarkable span of more than seventy-five years, Mahathir has been a pivotal figure in Malaysian politics, serving as the fourth and seventh prime minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and again from 2018 to 2020.

During his first tenure, Mahathir earned the title