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We
thank you Architect of Modern Malaysia!
We would also like to take this opportunity
to pledge our 110% support to YAB Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad and YAB Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to continue leading
Malaysia into new and greater heights.
Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad became the fourth
Prime Minister of Malaysia on
16 July 1981.
Born on 20 December 1925 in Alor Setar, the capital of the State of Kedah, Dr. Mahathir did his early
and secondary education in his home town. In 1947, he gained admission into the King Edward VII College of Medicine in Singapore.
Upon graduation, he joined the Malaysian government service as a Medical Officer. He left in 1957 to set up his own
practice in Alor Setar.
Dr. Mahathir has been active in politics since 1945. He has been a member of the United Malays
National Organisation (UMNO) since its inception in 1946.
He was first elected as a Member of Parliament following
the General Elections in 1964. However, he lost his seat in the subsequent General Election in 1969.
Owing to his
keen interest in the country's education, he was appointed Chairman of the first Higher Education Council in 1968, Member
of the Higher Education Advisory Council in 1972, Member of the University Court and University of Malaya Council, and Chairman
of the National University Council in 1974.
In 1973, Dr. Mahathir was appointed a Senator. He relinquished this post
in order to contest in the 1974 General Elections where he was returned unopposed. Following the elections, Dr. Mahathir was
appointed the Minister of Education.
In 1976, Dr. Mahathir was made Deputy Prime Minister in addition to his Education
portfolio. In a Cabinet reshuffle two years later, he relinquished the Education portfolio for that of Trade and Industry.
As Minister of Trade and Industry, he led several investment promotion missions overseas.
Dr. Mahathir was elected
as one of the three Vice Presidents of UMNO in 1975. In 1978, he won the Deputy President seat and in 1981, he was appointed
President of the party. He was returned unopposed as President in 1984.
In the 1987 party elections, Dr. Mahathir
defeated his challenger to retain the Presidency and in 1990 and 1993, he was again returned unopposed as party President.
Under his leadership, the ruling party Barisan Nasional (National Front) won landslide victories in the 1982, 1986, 1990,
1995 and 1999 General Elections.
Dr. Mahathir is married to a doctor, Datin Seri Dr. Siti Hasmah bt Mohd Ali, and
they have seven children Marina, Mirzan, Melinda, Mokhzani, Mukhriz, Maizura, and Mazhar and ten grandchildren.
We
thank you for your decision to stay for another 2 months. We thank you for heeding the selfish call of the nation. We thank
you for devoting your life to the progress of the country. We thank you for being a continued source of inspiration for Malaysians.
We thank you for immortalizing the spirit of Malaysia Boleh!. We thank you for peace and prosperity of Malaysia. We thank
you for the stability. We thank you for Vison 2020. We thank you for Putrajaya, KLIA, KLCC...
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