Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad was born on 20 December 1925. He was famous for the title "Dr. M" and his nickname "Che Det". He was the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia. During his time as the leader, he has led Malaysia towards modernization and it progresses rapidly in all aspect of Malaysian society.
His biggest achievement is that he has the ability to maintain peace and tranquility in a multi-racial country through the preservation of a middle-class Malays. However, he was always criticized on the style rule of autocratic and accused cronysm.
He is also a political figure of international plain-spoken and controversial. He is also a strong promoter, the Asian values- capitalism autocratic, organized by the state- as an alternative to the individualism of the United States and capitalism neutral policies.
He has been associated with the development of mega projects reign as the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC).
After his retirement, Mahathir has been knon as the "Father of Modernization Malaysia". In June 2005, he was awarded the higest rank of honor in Malaysia. He was the Prime minister of Malaysia for 22 years. Through this service, he was the oldest leaders hold office in Southeast Asia.
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