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Mahathir Mohamad

1925 - Today

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Mahathir bin Mohamad (Jawi: محاضير بن محمد; IPA: [mahaðɪ(r) bɪn mohamad]; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and physician who served as the fourth and seventh prime minister of Malaysia. He held office from 1981 to 2003 and later from 2018 to 2020 for a cumulative total of 24 years, making him the country's longest-serving prime minister. Before becoming premier, he served as deputy prime minister and in other cabinet positions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mahathir Mohamad has received more than 6,975,183 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 79 in 2019). Mahathir Mohamad is the 711th most popular politician (up from 898th in 2019), the most popular biography from Malaysia and the most popular Malaysian Politician.

Mahathir Mohamad is most famous for being the Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003. He is also known for his authoritarian rule and his strong opposition to Westernization.

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  • 82

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  • 6.45

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  • 4.82

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mahathir Mohamad ranks 711 out of 15,577. Before him are Rudolf I of Germany, Constantine I of Greece, Henry I of France, Jair Bolsonaro, Peter I of Serbia, and Burhanuddin Rabbani. After him are Farouk of Egypt, Artemisia I of Caria, Béla IV of Hungary, Hugo Chávez, Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, and Alexander Lukashenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Mahathir Mohamad ranks 13. Before him are Paul Newman, Albert Bandura, Gilles Deleuze, Patrice Lumumba, Zygmunt Bauman, and Alija Izetbegović. After him are Robert F. Kennedy, Tony Curtis, Lee Van Cleef, B.B. King, Jorge Rafael Videla, and Carlos Castaneda.

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In Malaysia

Among people born in Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad ranks 1 out of 74. After him are Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903), Michael Gough (1916), Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927), Michelle Yeoh (1962), Abdul Razak Hussein (1922), Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1939), Hussein Onn (1922), Muhyiddin Yassin (1947), Jimmy Choo (1948), Najib Razak (1953), and Abdullah of Pahang (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In Malaysia

Among politicians born in Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad ranks 1. After him are Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903), Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927), Abdul Razak Hussein (1922), Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1939), Hussein Onn (1922), Muhyiddin Yassin (1947), Najib Razak (1953), Abdullah of Pahang (1959), Yusof Ishak (1910), Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895), and Ahmad Shah of Pahang (1930).

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