![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His education was interrupted when the Japanese launched an incursion into Southeast Asia via Thailand, Penang, and Kelantan, on the 8th of December, days after Tun sat for his Junior Cambridge Examination. He was appointed editor of the school magazine, and played in the school’s rugby team. As a student, Tun Dr Mahathir was active in debates and was highly regarded for his English language skills. This school would later be renamed Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid. He received his early education in his hometown, at Sekolah Melayu Seberang Perak, an all-boys school for two years, then in a government English school where his father was the headmaster. Tun Mahathir’s parents were Mohamad bin Iskandar and Wan Tempawan binti Wan Hanafi and Tun was the youngest of nine siblings. Tun Dr Mahathir was born on 10th July, 1925 (his official birth date is recorded as 20th December 1925) in Kampung Seberang Perak, Alor Setar, Kedah, described by Tun himself as “the poorer quarters” of town. At the age of 93, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad became Malaysia’s 7th Prime Minister. In a stunning political comeback, the coalition he established in 2017 to challenge the government, won Malaysia’s 14th General Elections in 2018. Tun stepped down as Prime Minister on 31st October 2003. He is known as Malaysia’s “Father of Modernisation” for his successes in transforming Malaysia into a modern, industrial powerhouse. ![]() Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad became Malaysia’s fourth, and longest-serving, Prime Minister, on 16th July 1981. ![]()
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