Knowra Mahathir Mohamad Mahathir Mohamad Mahathir Mohamad is a Malaysian politician who served as prime minister from 1981 to 2003 and again from 2018 to 2020, becoming the country’s longest-serving prime minister.
Anwar Ibrahim : Anwar Ibrahim is a Malaysian politician who became prime minister in 2022 after decades as an opposition leader. His rise and dismissal as deputy prime minister became a defining rupture in Mahathir’s first government.
New Economic Policy : Malaysia’s New Economic Policy was an affirmative-action program launched in 1971 to reduce poverty and restructure economic roles by ethnicity. Mahathir carried forward its goals while changing their political and economic setting.
United Malays National Organisation : The United Malays National Organisation is a Malaysian political party that led the governing coalition for much of the country’s post-independence history. Mahathir’s long career began and ended within UMNO, despite his departure from it in 2016.
Alor Setar : Alor Setar is the capital of Kedah, a state in northwestern Malaysia. Mahathir was born and grew up in Alor Setar.
Abdul Razak Hussein : Abdul Razak Hussein was Malaysia’s second prime minister, serving from 1970 until his death in 1976. Mahathir entered cabinet under Razak, whose government advanced the New Economic Policy.
Look East Policy : Malaysia’s Look East Policy promotes learning from Japan and South Korea in work practices, technology, and development. Mahathir made this policy a signature effort to redirect Malaysian development toward East Asia.
Pakatan Harapan : Pakatan Harapan is a Malaysian political coalition formed in 2015 and led to victory in the 2018 general election. Mahathir returned as prime minister at the head of this coalition, which included former opponents.
Kedah : Kedah is a state in northwestern Malaysia, bordering Thailand and facing the Strait of Malacca. Its Malay-majority society formed the setting for Mahathir’s early political identity.
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi : Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was Malaysia’s prime minister from 2003 to 2009. Mahathir selected Abdullah as successor, then became a prominent critic of his leadership.
Proton Holdings : Proton Holdings is Malaysia’s national automobile manufacturer, founded in 1983. The company embodied Mahathir’s drive to build domestic industrial capacity.
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