10/07/2018
Happy birthday to our PM ❤
Happy Birthday to YAB Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the fourth (1981 - 2003) and seventh (2018 - present) Prime Minister of Malaysia, and our Honorary President. YAB Tun turns 93 this year! May he remain in good health, and continue to lead the nation with strength and fortitude.
Note: YAB Tun's registered birthdate is 20th December, but his actual birthdate is 10th July. As he said in his autobiography, "A Doctor in the House", his father registered his birthdate as December to avoid "any hassles to do with age when registering for (school) entry." Here's a very brief bio of Tun:
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was born in Seberang Perak, Kedah, on 10th of July, 1925, to Penang-born teacher-headmaster Mr. Mohamad bin Iskandar and Mdm Wan Tempawan binti Wan Hanafi of Kedah, Malaysia. A medical doctor by profession, Tun entered politics in the 1940s to protest against the Malayan Union, and had a meteoric rise in politics, especially after the 1970s. Even as a young man, Tun has never shied away from voicing his opinion. From his time as the editor of The Medico in college, to his articles as Chedet in the Straits Times, and as an MP, Tun has held strong opinions about the state of his country, and the policies needed to bring about development. Apart from the rapid industrialisation that Malaysia went through during Tun's 22-year tenure as Prime Minister, Tun is also remembered for introducing Wawasan 2020, or Vision 2020, a framework for making Malaysia a developed nation in 9 critical aspects by the year 2020. Tun is married to Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Hj Mohd Ali who he met in medical school, and they have seven children.
To read his full biography (in Bahasa Malaysia and English), visit our website http://buff.ly/2pSNJ3j or view our interactive Visual Timeline of Tun at https://buff.ly/2m4UKwk. ⠀