MAHATIR MOHAMMADMahatir Mohammad was fourth prime minister of

Malaysia,Holding office from 1981 to2003 , He improved the economy and and was a champion

of developing nations

EARLY LIFE... Mahathir Mohamad was born

on December 20, 1925, in Alor Setar, in the state of Kedah in northern Malaysia. His family was modest but stable, and his father was a respected teacher at an English language school.

Mahathir attended medical school at the University of Malaya in Singapore. He was an army physician before forming a private practice at the age of 32.

PERSONAL LIFE:Mahathir married his college sweetheart Siti

Hasmah, in 1956They have six children, three of which are

biological and three that were adopted. Their names are Mirzan, Melinda, Mokhzani, Mukhriz, Maizura, and Mazhar.

MAN AS A PRIME MINISTER:Mahathir's most significant

work was his 1970 book ‘The Malay Dilemma’. Many scholars agree that this book played a large part in Rahman's downfall the same year.

His biggest achievement during his time as prime minister was his recovery strategy during the Asian financial crisis of 1998. He went against his advisers and tied the currency to the U.S dollar. This bold move let Malaysia recover quicker than other countries.

ACHIEVEMENTSHe was granted the title of “The Father of

Modernization” by the Malaysian people for his work in economic development.

AS AN AUTHOR:As well as politician he is an great author,wrotes

more than 16 books in which some of them are about islam and human love....

WORTH:Mahathir has an estimated net worth of $550 million.

His son Mokhzani has also amassed a fortune of nearly 1 billion dollars in the oil and gas industry.

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PREPARED BY:MOHAMMAD FARRUKH (NHU)