Draft:Mahathir Mohamad
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| Name | Mahathir Mohamad |
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Mahathir Mohamad (born 10 July 1925) is the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He is considered one of the prominent political figures in the world, praised for his role in the rapid modernisation of Malaysia and the growth of welfare in the country. He is also recognised for his contributions to Islamic unity and dialogue between civilizations.
Early life and career
Mahathir Mohamad, born 10 July 1925, is one of 9 children of an immigrant of Indian-Malaysian mixed heritage and a Malay mother. He later became a physician and treated patients in his hometown for 5 years. His wife was his classmate in medical school. He has 3 sons who are active in business and politics in Malaysia, and one of his two daughters is a writer and activist in the field of AIDS. He is the Member of Parliament for Malaysia from the Langkawi constituency in Kedah. He previously served as the 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003, which is the longest tenure in this position. Mahathir's political activity began more than 70 years ago when he joined the UMNO in 1946, and in 2016 he founded his own party named the Malaysian United Indigenous Party. Mahathir Mohamad (Mahathir bin Mohamad), whom the whole world knows by this name and respects. Mahathir opened his eyes to the world in a large family of 11 people, and his father's teacher income was not enough to fulfil his son Mahathir's wish to buy a bicycle for commuting to high school.
Mahathir sold bananas on the street after school to buy a bicycle and fulfil his wish. After finishing high school, he went to the neighbouring country, Singapore, to continue his studies in medicine, and there he became responsible for the Muslim Students' Association of Singapore. Mahathir Mohamad returned to his country in 1953 after graduation and joined the British forces occupying Malaysia at that time as a surgeon.
In 1957, with the departure of the British occupying forces, Mahathir opened a clinic and devoted part of his time to treating poor individuals. He was a member of the National Assembly for 5 years, and after that, he began writing his famous book, The Future of Malaysia's Economy. Mahathir Mohamad entered the Senate as a Senator in 1974 and a year later as Minister of Education, and then in 1981 became the Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Perspective
He, who was the Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003, with a coherent thought based on economic freedoms, managed to become the most immortal Prime Minister of Malaysia. He said in a speech: Instead of an import substitution strategy, we pursued an export development strategy and allowed foreigners to industrialise our country with their technology. Whereas if we wanted to build each of these technologies ourselves, it would take 30 to 40 years. One of his favourite projects was "Perwaja Steel", which was in fact his effort to take a model from Japan and South Korea.[note 1] The result of that work was the Proton car manufacturing factory and the "Astro" satellite television services. Malaysia's economic growth between 1988 and 1997 was more than 10 percent. At that time, living standards grew up to 20 times, and the percentage of poverty, illiteracy, infant mortality, and other social indicators grew to the level of developed countries.
Activities and Measures in Malaysia
The national projects he carried out during these years include; the North–South Expressway, the Multimedia Super Corridor, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and a large number of major industrial and construction projects. The education system was another fundamental point in Malaysia's forward movement programme. However, Mahathir, like many other economic and political managers, has not been immune from economic and political criticisms in Malaysian society. But what is of great importance in his activities is the economic leap of Malaysia from a poor and distressed country freshly released from the yoke of Colonialism with a high percentage of unemployment.
Visit to Iran
Mahathir Mohamad has come to Iran many times and is acquainted with many thinkers and political men of our country. He came to Iran in 2005 at the Technology Parks conference held in Isfahan and spoke at that conference. In his important speech, he said: Iran has been one of the pioneers of civilization compared to which Malaysia is nothing, but we were able (with correct thought) to progress very quickly.
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Mahathir Mohamad (born 1925) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Malaysia for two terms (1981–2003 and 2018–2020). He is known for his modernization policies, views on Islamic unity, and criticism of Western foreign policy.[1][2][3]
Political Career
Dr. Mahathir's political life began in 1946 when he was 21 years old. In that year, he joined the United Malays National Organisation, known as UMNO.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament by UMNO in 1964. Five years later, in 1969, he lost his seat and was expelled from the party after openly criticizing the then-government (Tunku Abdul Rahman) for neglecting the Malay people.
He expressed his views in a book titled The Malay Dilemma, writing that the Malay people were marginalized in the country during the colonial era.
These thoughts paved the way for Mahathir bin Mohamad's subsequent attacks on the West and on those who, in Mahathir Mohamad's view, threatened Malaysia's success. His views led UMNO to invite him to cooperate again.
In 1974, Mahathir bin Mohamad entered Parliament and began his activity as Minister of Education in the cabinet. He then became the Deputy Leader of UMNO.
In 1981, Mahathir bin Mohamad reached the position of Prime Minister of Malaysia and was able to put his beliefs into practice. By modeling Japan, he transformed Malaysia into a producing and exporting country of steel, electronic devices, and automobiles.
However, there was much criticism of his performance regarding social freedoms.
Mahathir bin Mohamad had said in 2016 (1395 SH) at a gathering of Malaysian government opponents: "I accept that I was a dictator during my premiership, but the people did not rise up against me." He constantly defended Asian and Malaysian values while criticizing what he called Western double standards. His criticisms gained him supporters among developing countries.
Afterwards, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad implemented policies that effectively isolated Malaysia's economy from the outside world, and following that, his country was able to overcome the Asian economic crisis.
However, Mahathir Mohamad continued his criticisms of the West to the point where he considered Westerners, and more precisely Anglo-Saxon Europeans, to be promoters of war, homosexuality, and genocide. Before stepping down from power, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad stated in remarks that a group of Jews runs the world. This statement angered some Westerners and Western supporters.
Second Premiership
- Mahathir bin Mohamad founded his own party named Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia in 2016.
- In 2018, returning to politics, he led the opposition coalition to victory in the Malaysian general elections, causing the ruling coalition to lose the elections for the first time since 1957.
- In 2018 (December 2017), four opposition parties, known as the Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope), ended speculation and selected Mahathir bin Mohamad as the prime ministerial candidate.
- Mahathir bin Mohamad, at 94 years old currently (2019), is the oldest elected leader in the world. He was able to defeat the ruling coalition "Barisan Nasional" which had been in power for over 60 years.
International Conference on Islamic Unity
At the 34th International Conference on Islamic Unity, emphasizing that Muslims should not limit themselves in acquiring knowledge so as not to be dependent on others for their daily needs, he stated: The Islamic Ummah and Muslims must always be aware and prevent the plots and influence of enemies so as not to bring disrepute to their glorious religion through this measure.
The former Prime Minister of Malaysia and thinker of the Islamic World at the opening of the 34th International Conference on Islamic Unity, which was held as a webinar, while thanking the conference organizers, stated: The situation of the Islamic world today is disorganized; enemies do not hesitate to try to destroy Muslims; also, some extremist Muslims seek help from non-Muslims and provide the grounds for destruction; our duty is to condemn them and by identifying erroneous and sinful paths, engage in their reform, and this is the only way we can overcome the problems and adversities of the Islamic world.
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- Tody.ir. Published 20 September 2023. Retrieved October 2023.