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AMAAD
1
Letter of Transmittal
24th November, 2014
Sutapa Bhattacharjee
Assistant Professor
Institute of Business Administration
University of Dhaka
Subject: Letter of transmittal for the course term-paper
Dear Madam,
We have prepared this formal report as part of our Business Ethics and Leadership
coursework. The title of our paper is “Mahathir Mohamad – An Analysis”. The report has
been prepared under your supervision and thereby, no part of it can or will be revealed to any
external bodies unless and until you permit otherwise. We certify to you that the paper has
never been and neither will it ever be, reproduced for any other course.
We hope that we have been able to fulfill the course requirements successfully through
the submission of this report. We have put in our best efforts to contribute towards its
completion and hope that it will reach the standards you have set for us. We have tried our best
to make the report as comprehensive as possible but if any discrepancy or incongruity attracts
your eyes, we would appreciate it very much if you notify us and help us get rid of our
mistakes.
Yours sincerely,
Sarwath Hafiz Mumu (Roll: 70)
Sahila Sanzana (Roll : 86)
Jannatul Fatima Orni (Roll:89)
Gazi Md Junaid Hossein (Roll: 92)
Md. Faiyaz Hussain (Roll: 94)
Nakibul Hoq (Roll: 100)
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the Fede
Malaysia
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political
member
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years con
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Malaysia
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industry,
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toward m
1996. Al
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exportin
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om the 1970
ad increased
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athir Moh
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Malaya, cu
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ment and
etween ethn
re.
o the even
Dr Mahathir
alaysian Par
ter of Mala
from 1981 to
tatus as the
t his work o
praising his
lopment
had a signif
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ises, includi
and impro
ic plan—Th
ed nation b
odernization
ft the countr
ng and expo
laysia’s grow
ns stable.At
cutive years
reached mor
nd the 17th
(WTO).
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d from 67%
ame period.
hamad
Singapore---p
urrently kno
m its paren
made inde
nic Malays i
nt that popu
r Mohamad
rliament bu
aysia: holdin
o 2003.
leader who
objectively.
s work, but
ficant impact
ons and serv
Malaysia ex
ing airlines,
oved workin
he Way Forw
by 2020. Th
n and moral
ry’s econom
orting, and t
wth has slow
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h biggest im
rly 2000s, th
to 90%, wit
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nt country
ependent fo
in Malaysia
ularized the
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ng the post
revolutioni
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enlightenme
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th the enrolm
a state in
eninsular
by the
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ackbench
ntly the
t for 22
ised the face
tries to eva
e time expo
onomy, cultu
ears, longer
apid econom
d telecomm
ns for many
sion 2020—
was one th
ent of its pop
ay from agric
’s per capita
s unlikely th
GDP was gro
th continuin
Dollars, ma
ation in the
ge of persons
ment for tert
e of Malays
aluate and an
osing his fla
ure and gove
than any oth
mic growth.
munications,
y employees
—asserting th
at would a
pulation.
culture and n
a income do
he country w
owing at alm
ng for many
aking Malay
e world, acc
s over the ag
tiary educati
sia, we feel
nalyze his le
aws of char
ernment of M
her prime m
He began pr
which raise
s. In 1991
hat the count
ccelerate M
natural resou
oubled from
will achieve
most 8.5 pe
more years.
ysia the 18th
cording to th
ge of 6 who
ion increasin
1
that it is
eadership
racter and
Malaysia.
minister in
rivatizing
ed money
Mahathir
try would
Malaysia’s
urces and
m 1990 to
this goal,
rcent per
By 1997
h biggest
he World
o attended
ng from 1
1
2 2
Leader
Dr
extremel
investme
worldwid
Hi
family w
moderniz
preservin
traditiona
amounts
meets Is
epitomiz
for his co
bureaucr
the 4.30
example
for lunch
Another
He made
clean city
him.
On
the comm
only way
scholarsh
innate e
ensured
him.
Critica
Sin
concepts
new valu
of these
instrume
employe
rship trai
r Mahathir’s
ly action-ori
ent into prim
de and has m
is self-confid
with low soc
zed through
ng Malay h
al Malay v
to $2.2 bil
slamic arch
zed the powe
ountry. For
racy, he him
pm clock-o
by switchin
h or leaves f
example is
e frequent tr
y. All these
ne of the mo
mon man. H
y to prospe
hips, jobs, b
xtroverted,
that he coul
al Analysi
nce Dr. Ma
s, and imple
ues and beha
were targete
ent for the m
es in the civ
ts exhibit
s character d
iented and
mary and sec
made Malay
dence comp
cio-economi
h methods th
heritage can
village of K
llion to the
hitecture and
er of “leader
example, w
mself set the
out time. In
ng on the lig
for home and
that he him
rips around
also show h
ost importan
Having been
erity is deve
benefits, real
outspoken
ld manipula
is of Dr. M
ahathir cam
emented new
avioral chara
ed at shapin
modernizatio
vil service.
ted by Dr
demonstrate
possesses m
condary edu
sia a global
plements his
c status, he
hat are unco
n be seen in
Kampung Ba
Malaysian
d Eastern t
rship by exa
when he intro
example by
his attempt
ghts in his o
d never allo
mself got inv
the city in a
his eagernes
nt points ab
n born and g
elopment o
l estate etc s
nature, in
ate people to
Mahathir
me to power
w techniques
acteristics am
ng the public
n of Malays
Mahathi
es an enorm
massive job
ucation will
center for e
s pride as M
understood
onventional a
n everywhe
aru in cente
administrat
technologic
ample”, visio
oduced the p
leaving his
t to encoura
office himsel
wing his off
volved in un
an effort to m
ss or drive t
out his char
grown up in
f the lower
o that devel
combinatio
o his cause m
Mohama
r, he issued
s and styles
mong civil s
c bureaucrac
sia by chang
ir Moham
mous commi
-relevant kn
reshape the
xcellence in
Malay. The o
d that moder
and more cu
ere in Mala
er Kuala Lu
tive center
al efficienc
on, creativit
punch card a
office betw
age civil ser
lf and switc
ffice assistan
dertaking ef
make Kuala
o make subt
racter is that
n an unprivi
r and middl
opment foll
on with an
more easily
ad’s Actio
d many pol
s of manage
servants and
cy into an ef
ging the beh
mad
itment to ge
nowledge. H
e future for t
n education.
only son and
rn Malaysia
ulture-centri
aysia today,
umpur who
of Putrajaya
cy. Through
ty and insigh
and clock-in
ween 6.30 an
rvants to sa
ching them o
nt to switch o
fforts to bea
a Lumpur th
tle changes
t he underst
ileged class,
le classes. F
owed a bott
unmatched
y than many
ons
icy stateme
ement which
d the entire s
fficient, dyn
avior, attitud
et things don
His insight
the Malays
d educated c
must be un
ic. His enthu
be it the
ose real esta
a, where m
h these pro
ht into a bet
n system in t
nd 7.00 pm, w
ave energy,
off when he
on the lights
autify Kuala
he most beau
in the peop
tood the me
, he realized
For them h
tom-up appr
d personal c
other leade
ents, introdu
h attempted
society at lar
namic and p
des and valu
ne. He is
into how
is lauded
child of a
nified and
usiasm in
restricted
ate worth
modernism
ojects, he
tter future
the public
well after
he set an
went out
s for him.
Lumpur.
utiful and
le around
entality of
d that the
e created
oach. His
charisma,
ers before
uced new
to infuse
rge. Most
roductive
ues of the
On
skepticis
private s
which is
servants
While D
civil serv
diplomat
held in e
Servants
Minister
Ac
policies
imitate th
the Asian
This was
Malaysia
countries
Dr. Mah
social sta
lauding
Western
democra
situation
Dr
Mahathir
governm
and Publ
Mahathir
Western
stability.
politics
contribu
Th
developm
wanted t
cultural
most use
ne of the ma
sm about th
sector could
s why the p
openly in p
Dr. Mahathir'
vants though
tically. As c
early 1984 b
to discuss t
and civil se
ccording to
of Korea an
he Western
n value of c
s one of the
a which oft
s believe in
hathir menti
ability, “Wi
individual r
pressure
atization is
n, they can th
r. Mahathir
r’s governm
ment also exe
lications Act
r governme
powers, ar
Mahathir a
should be c
te to the pub
hough all of
ment, it can
the control o
argument o
eful ideolog
ain reasons
he diligence
d play a mor
privatization
public in the
's criticisms
ht that such
criticism of
etween the P
the matter an
ervants bega
his “Look E
nd Japan. In
culture and
collectivism
keys used t
ten fought
the idea of
ioned that M
ithout autho
rights, will
on develop
intended to
hreaten and c
also stated
ment exploite
ercised its po
t, and to con
ent was of
re a hindra
argued that t
curbed as th
blic good”.
f the these w
be also inf
of Malaysia
f collectivis
gies” in mou
for these ad
e and efficie
re significan
n policy wa
e developme
s had some e
criticisms s
civil servan
Prime Minis
nd it was aft
n to improv
East Policy”
n addition, h
d rather Asia
should be u
to bring abo
against each
f strong gov
Malaysians
ority and sta
fragment a
ping count
cause “ins
control us”.
d that, “The
ed these reas
ower to stre
ntrol the loca
the view th
ance to the
the activitie
hey “…clea
were shown
ferred that M
to be all to h
sm and resp
unting a def
dministrative
ency of the
nt role in th
as executed.
ent of the n
elements of
should not h
nts became in
ster and mem
fter this dialo
e.
” he aimed
he also beli
ans should a
upheld rathe
out harmony
h other in
vernment, no
should resp
ability there
and become
tries, includ
stability, eco
e people wh
sons to legit
engthen the m
al media com
hat human r
country’s
es of movem
arly aim to
n as steps ta
Mahathir wa
himself. The
pecting auth
fence and b
e reforms an
e civil serva
he country's
. He often
nation which
f truth and w
have been m
ncreasingly
mbers of the
ogue that the
at following
eved that it
abide by the
er than the
y and peace
the past. H
ot limited g
pect authorit
e can be no
e more diso
ding Malay
onomic dec
ho control
timize its co
media laws,
mpanies as w
rights activ
economic d
ments in civi
weaken go
aken to resi
as to a large
e most distu
ority is that
ringing abo
nd programs
ants. Dr. M
economy th
criticized th
h upset a go
were justifiab
made publicly
apparent, a
e Associatio
e relationshi
g the techno
was not ne
cultural val
Western va
among the v
He argued th
government
ty because
civility, eve
rdered.” M
ysia, over
cline and po
the media
ntrol over t
particularly
well as forei
vists and NG
developmen
il society th
overnment a
st the hindr
e extent auto
urbing use, o
t it is often
out internatio
s was Dr. M
Mahathir beli
han the pub
he roles of
ood number
ble, many c
y, but comm
an open dialo
on of Malays
ip between t
ological dev
ecessary to
lues of Asia
lue of indiv
various ethn
hat people
or state min
authority g
en a Wester
Mahathir clai
human rig
overty. Wit
control our
the local me
y the Printin
ign publicat
GOs were a
nt and jeopa
hat tend to m
authority an
rances in th
ocratic and
or rather abu
used as “o
onal acquie
3
Mahathir’s
ieved the
lic sector
the civil
of them.
ritics and
municated
ogue was
sian Civil
the Prime
velopment
follow or
a and that
vidualism.
nicities of
in Asian
nimalism.
uarantees
rn society
imed that
ghts and
th such a
r minds”
edia. The
ng Presses
tions. The
agents of
ardize its
meddle in
nd do not
e path of
therefore
use, of the
ne of the
scence in
3
4 4
state rep
argue th
autocrati
Ma
anyone.
his leade
someone
his boss”
leadershi
flouted c
his once
corruptio
An
119 peop
Act. Mah
Most of
Kit Siang
were a lo
explanati
has its m
acceptab
Th
them wa
Barisan
tendering
between
from the
crisis. Be
to $100 b
Al
criticism
anti-Sem
common
due to la
Jews out
for them.
on behal
had emp
pression and
hat strong au
ic rule in the
ahathir, like
For instance
ership, Maha
e who sits in
”. The UMN
ip challenge
cultural unde
close friend
on.
nother exam
ple without
hathir argue
the detaine
g, and nine
ot of impedim
ions about v
merits, exerc
ble.
here were a
as the ambit
Nasional g
g process.
contractors
e Sarawak ju
esides this,
billion dolla
ll throughou
m for his outs
mitic comme
nly quoted to
ack on inno
t of 12 millio
.” The speec
lf of the Eu
ployed "expr
d thereby bu
uthority is
eir own coun
e many other
e, in the gen
athir remind
n the same c
NO’s perma
es were form
erstandings.
d and ally D
mple of Dr. M
charge in th
ed that the d
es were pro
of his fellow
ments for th
various refo
cising it to
number of
tious Bakun
government
The projec
s, and oppos
ungle. Work
Dr. Mahath
ars.
ut his politi
spoken natur
ents all thro
o have rebuk
ovation and
on. But toda
ch was also
uropean Unio
ressions tha
uttressing th
merely a ju
ntries.
r leaders, di
neral assemb
ded his audie
committee o
anent chair
mally permi
In 1998 sen
eputy Prime
Mahathir’s e
he police ope
detentions w
ominent opp
w MPs. All
he opposition
orms during
an extent o
f controversi
n Dam in Sa
selected a
ct subseque
sition from
k on the dam
hir has also b
ical career a
re and nerve
oughout his
ked the Mus
intelligent
ay the Jews r
condemned
on, Italian F
t were grav
he power of
ustification b
d not like th
bly of UMN
ence that “ac
or cabinet to
had earlier
itted in the
nsing a poss
e Minister A
exercise of a
eration code
ere necessar
position activ
in all, we ca
n and the ge
the governm
of taking aw
ial developm
arawak. To
head contr
ently suffere
the 10,000
m was even
been accuse
and even w
e to go wher
career and
slim nations
governance
rule this wo
d by several
Foreign Min
vely offensiv
f autocratic
by Asian le
he idea of be
NO in 1996
ccording to
o challenge
r made the
party’s con
ible contend
Anwar Ibrahi
autocracy w
enamed "Lal
ry to preven
vists, includ
an easily say
eneral people
ment of Dr.
way the rig
ments durin
deliver the
ractor close
ed from en
residents w
ntually suspe
d of illegall
well after, M
re others do
d continued
for falling
. He said,“T
rld by proxy
l nations fro
nister Franc
ve, very stro
government
eaders such
eing questio
after wardin
Malay tradi
another wh
same point,
nstitution, ac
der to his rul
im under ch
was the arrest
lang" under
nt a repeat o
ding the lead
y from these
e to raise the
. Mahathir.
ht of freedo
ng Dr. Maha
project, Ma
to Mahath
nvironmenta
who would b
ended due to
ly amassing
Mahathir ha
not. He has
to reiterate
behind their
The Europea
y. They get o
om the West
o Frattini sa
ngly anti-Se
ts. Many cr
as Dr. Ma
ned or chall
ng off a cha
ition it is im
o also happ
, advising th
ctually to m
le, Mahathir
harges of sod
ting and det
the Internal
f the 1969 r
der of the D
e examples
eir voices an
Though bur
om of speec
athir’s tenur
ahathir and
hir without
al protests,
be forcibly
o the Asian
between $5
as had to fa
been known
e these view
r Jewish cou
ans killed si
others to figh
tern world.
aid that Dr
emitic and...
ritics also
ahathir of
lenged by
allenge to
mpolite for
pens to be
hat while
mount one
r detained
domy and
taining of
l Security
race riots.
DAP, Lim
that there
nd ask for
reaucracy
ch is not
re and of
the local
an open
conflicts
displaced
financial
50 billion
ace harsh
n to make
ws. He is
unterparts
ix million
ht and die
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Mahathir
. strongly
counter t
influence
Leader
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of sever
successf
The foun
Western
ringgit t
states hi
through
Western
rapidly.
middle
policies
charisma
Dr. Mah
his admi
Malaysia
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actively
associate
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internati
example
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It
Mahathir
controve
promote
Bapa Pe
memoirs
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cor
M
to principles
e to make su
rship Styl
ficult to clas
ral differen
ful political
nder of mod
n stable econ
to half its v
it by the rec
the unorth
n economist
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and lower
for econom
atic and ma
hathir also e
inistrative r
a were cle
, Dr. Mahat
looked into
es. As alre
ver he felt h
ional newsp
es of Dr Mah
usion
in universa
r. Unfortuna
ersial figure
the econom
emodenan (
s:
In my heart
rrupt man.
Mahathir. W
s of toleranc
uch commen
le of Dr. M
ssify his lea
nt ideologie
leaders: tra
dern Malays
nomies. In
value, inste
cession, Dr
hodox techn
ts and oppo
just some o
class Mala
mic and so
anipulative.
exhibited the
reforms in w
early comm
thir seemed
o a lot of d
eady stated
he has taken
papers, impr
hathir’s rep
ally accepted
ately that in
for his auto
mic developm
Father of M
t, I cannot
Corrupt p
Wealth is not
ce, dialogue
nts as that m
Mahathir
adership sty
es and prim
ansformation
sia challeng
1998, when
ad of looki
r. Mohamad
nique of se
osition at bo
of the exam
ay derived
ocial develo
e transactio
which the ex
municated a
to have car
detail of var
d earlier Dr
n the right
risoning tho
pressive poli
d that Mala
ncludes both
ocratic style
ment of the
Modernizatio
accept alle
people are n
t a major m
and unders
may affect the
Mohama
le into broa
mary amon
nal, transact
ged the statu
n the Asian
ing towards
d successfu
elective ex
oth home an
mples of his
inspiration
opment of
onal leadersh
xpectations
along with
rried out an
rious projec
r. Mahathir
decision, h
ousands of
itical system
aysia would
h the good,
e of leadersh
e country, M
on). Former
egations tha
never brave
otivation fo
tanding'. It i
e ideals of th
ad
adly one cla
ng them ar
tional and a
us quo that A
economic c
s the IMF l
lly pulled h
change con
nd abroad, t
transforma
n from the
the Malay
hip style. Th
from the ci
the associ
n active man
cts and kept
r was also
he paid no h
opponent p
m.
d not be wh
, and the ba
hip and anti
Mahathir has
r Law Mini
at Dr Mah
e enough to
or him. He o
is inexcusab
hose who fo
ass of leader
re the one
autocratic le
Asian natio
crisis devalu
like the res
his country
ntrol. Desp
this approa
ational leade
ex-prime m
s. He was,
his can be s
ivil servant
iated rewar
nagement d
t an eye on
autocratic
heed to any
political acti
hat it is tod
ad. Mahathi
-Semitism;
s been grant
ister Zaid I
hathir perso
o speak as l
only craves p
ble for a pers
llow him.
rship. It is a
es employe
eadership sty
ons must em
uated the M
st of the de
back into t
ite the bac
ch garnered
ership. Eve
minister’s v
, at the sam
seen in the c
ts and the ci
rd and pun
during his te
n the progre
to a large
ything else.
ivists are fe
day of were
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