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Mahathir Mohamad
Prime Minister of Malaysia
Mahathir Mohamad is a Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020.
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Snapshot as of 15 July 2026
- Primary market
- Malaysia
- Field
- politician
Overview
Professional record
Mahathir Mohamad is a Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020.
Positions held include Prime Minister of Malaysia, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Minister of Defence, and Minister of Home Affairs. Documented fields of work include politician, physician, writer, autobiographer, and head of government. Education includes Universiti Malaya, National University of Singapore, and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Recorded honours include Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights, King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam, Commander of the National Order of the Cedar, and Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers.