Tun Mahathir Mohamad

Biodata of Tun Mahathir

Name : Mahathir bin Mohamad

Place of Birth : Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia

Father's Name : Mohamad Bin Iskandar

Date of birth : 20 December 1925

Spouse : Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Bt Mohd Ali

Kids : Marina, Mirzan, Melinda. Mokhzani,Mukhriz, Maizura and Mazhar

Higher Education : King Edward VII College of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Singapura, Graduated in MBBS 1953

Major profesion : Open first Malay clinic at Alor Setar, known as Clinic Maha

Minister Of Education : 1974

Deputy UMNO President : 1981

Appointed as Prime Minister : 16th Julai 1981

Resigned as Prime Minister : 31th Oktober 2003

Among Tun Mahathir Major Achievements for Malaysia.

1. Manage to exclude Malaysia to borrrow from IMF during 1997 Asian financial crisis
2. Launched vision 2020 in order for Malaysia to be developed country in year 2020
3. Brought Malaysia to the world level in political arena
4. Built Malaysia new administration centre at Putrajaya
5. Changed Malaysia from agriculture based country to industrial and services oriented country
6. Less depending on neighbouring country port by contructed our own major ports like Tanjung Pelepas and West Port. This help Malaysia to reduce foreign currency outflow.