Mahathir Mohamad

Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad (Jawi: محاضير بن محمد‎; born 10 July 1925)[1][2] is a Malaysian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Malaysia from May 2018 to March 2020. He was also the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the job for 22 years from 1981 to 2003. This made him Malaysia's longest-serving Prime Minister. His political career lasted for almost 40 years until briefly retiring.

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
محاضير محمد‎
Mahathir Mohamad, 25 October 2019
4th & 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia
Honoured as Father of Modernisation Bapa Pemodenan باڤ ڤمودنن‎
In office 10 May 2018 – 1 March 2020
Monarch	Muhammad V Abdullah
Deputy	Wan Azizah
Preceded by	Najib Razak
Succeeded by	Muhyiddin Yassin
In office 16 July 1981 – 31 October 2003
Monarch	Ahmad Shah Iskandar Azlan Shah Ja’afar Salahuddin Sirajuddin
Deputy	Musa Hitam Ghaffar Baba Anwar Ibrahim Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Preceded by	Hussein Onn
Succeeded by	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement
In office 20 February 2003 – 31 October 2003
Monarch	Sirajuddin of Perlis
Preceded by	Thabo Mbeki
Succeeded by	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister of Finance
In office 5 June 2001 – 31 October 2003
Monarch	Salahuddin Sirajuddin
Preceded by	Daim Zainuddin
Succeeded by	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
In office 7 September 1998 – 7 January 1999
Monarch	Ja’afar
Preceded by	Anwar Ibrahim
Succeeded by	Daim Zainuddin
Minister of Home Affairs
In office 8 May 1986 – 8 January 1999
Monarch	Iskandar Azlan Shah Ja’afar
Preceded by	Musa Hitam
Succeeded by	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister of Defence
In office 18 July 1981 – 6 May 1986
Monarch	Ahmad Shah Iskandar
Preceded by	Abdul Taib Mahmud
Succeeded by	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister of Trade and Industry
In office 1 January 1978 – 16 July 1981
Monarch	Yahya Petra Ahmad Shah
Prime Minister	Hussein Onn
Preceded by	Hamzah Abu Samah
Succeeded by	Ahmad Rithaudden Tengku Ismail
4th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
In office 5 March 1976 – 16 July 1981
Monarch	Yahya Petra Ahmad Shah
Prime Minister	Hussein Onn
Preceded by	Hussein Onn
Succeeded by	Musa Hitam
Minister of Education
In office 5 September 1974 – 31 December 1977
Monarch	Abdul Halim Yahya Petra
Prime Minister	Abdul Razak Hussein Hussein Onn
Preceded by	Mohamed Yaacob
Succeeded by	Musa Hitam
Member of the Dewan Rakyat for Kubang Pasu
In office 24 August 1974 – 21 March 2004
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Mohd Johari Baharum
Member of the Dewan Negara for Kedah
In office 30 December 1972 – 23 August 1974
Member of the Dewan Rakyat for Kota Setar Selatan
In office 25 April 1964 – 10 May 1969
Preceded by	Wan Sulaiman Wan Tam
Succeeded by	Yusof Rawa
Personal details
Born	Mahathir bin Mohamad (1925-07-10) 10 July 1925 Alor Setar, Unfederated Malay States (now Malaysia)
Political party	PEJUANG (since 2020) BERSATU-Pakatan Harapan (2016–2020) UMNO-Barisan Nasional (1946–2016)
Spouse(s)	Siti Hasmah
Children	7 (including Marina, Mokhzani and Mukhriz)
Relatives	Ismail Mohd Ali (brother-in-law)
Alma mater	National University of Singapore
Signature
Website	Official website

During his job, he made many laws that helped Malaysia become richer. He was a kind person.

At 94, he is the oldest living Prime Minister of Malaysia and was the world's oldest head of state or government still in office until he resigned in February 2020.

In 2018, Mahathir announced his bid for another term as Malaysian Prime Minister for the 2018 general election.[3][4] He won the election in May 2018.

On 24 February 2020, Mahathir announced his resignation as Prime Minister.[5]