{"id":16086,"date":"2018-09-25T21:12:36","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T18:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=16086"},"modified":"2018-09-25T21:12:36","modified_gmt":"2018-09-25T18:12:36","slug":"mahathir-mohammed-a-story-of-success-and-struggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/mahathir-mohammed-a-story-of-success-and-struggle\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahathir Mohamad\u2019s Life: A Story of Success and Struggle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/aliran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Mahathir-Mohamad-photo-Zaid-blog.jpg\" alt=\"\u00d9\u0086\u00d8\u00aa\u00d9\u008a\u00d8\u00ac\u00d8\u00a9 \u00d8\u00a8\u00d8\u00ad\u00d8\u00ab \u00d8\u00a7\u00d9\u0084\u00d8\u00b5\u00d9\u0088\u00d8\u00b1 \u00d8\u00b9\u00d9\u0086 \u00e2\u0080\u00aaMahathir Mohamad - a story of success and struggle\u00e2\u0080\u00ac\u00e2\u0080\u008f\" width=\"649\" height=\"434\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">From our reading about the life of today\u2019s story\u2019s hero, Mahathir Mohamad, we learned that he is a successful and determined man. He was the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">and began his journey of perseverance at a young age. Today, the story of Mahathir Mohamad\u2019s life is one of success and struggle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Life for the Malaysian people became much more stable under his leadership, and the country\u2019s economic landscape changed significantly, making it one of the world\u2019s leading developed nations today, where <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Stories of success by great men around the world continue to inspire. They have achieved their ambitions despite challenges and gone on to influence those around them, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">and perhaps even the destinies, economies, and systems of entire countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The life of Mahathir Mohamad\u2014a story of success and struggle\u2014embodies the idea that nothing is impossible. He is one of the world\u2019s most successful figures and has made headlines <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Significantly expanding local and global coverage that we\u2019ll bring to you\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">:: Mahathir Mohamad\u2019s Life \u2013 A Story of Success and Perseverance ::<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Mahathir Mohamad\u2019s time in office was marked by economic growth. He worked hard to develop Malaysia\u2019s infrastructure, laying the foundation that transformed the country from<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> a poor nation and propelled it into the ranks of developed countries, making him a hero in the eyes of people everywhere\u2014especially in developing nations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Signs of leadership were evident in Mahathir Mohamad from an early age. These qualities came to define him, and he set his country on a remarkable course, becoming one of Malaysia\u2019s most successful prime ministers <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">in the country\u2019s history. Before entering politics, Mahathir was a successful doctor. His path changed, however, when he joined the United Malays National Organisation, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">where he worked diligently until he became his country\u2019s prime minister.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">For 22 years, Mahathir worked tirelessly in the interests of his country. With determination, he transformed it from a poor nation into an important country on the world map. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">During his tenure, education became accessible to everyone. Mahathir Mohamad also reformed his country\u2019s tax system and later invited foreign investment to help develop it, while <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">he issued policies to lower trade tariffs and then privatized many institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">:: A Brief Biography of Mahathir Mohamad ::<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"bs-irp left bs-irp-thumbnail-1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was born on July 10, 1925, and grew up in a poor area of Alor Setar, a city in the state of Kedah, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Malaysia. His father, Mohamad bin Iskandar, was a school inspector at a nearby school, while his mother was distantly related to the royal family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Mahathir excelled in his studies and earned a special scholarship to attend an English-language secondary school. After the war, he continued his secondary education and went on<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> to study medicine in Singapore. He later worked for the government and established several businesses of his own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">:: Mahathir Mohamad\u2019s Personal Life ::<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3670\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">In his personal life, Mahathir Mohamad married a fellow university student in 1956. They had seven children, three of whom were adopted.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">A keen writer, Mahathir authored 16 books.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">He worked in politics for about 40 years, first as a party member and later in government, serving as Minister of the Interior, Minister of the Economy, and Minister <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">of Trade, Minister of Defence, and Minister of Education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Mahathir Mohamad served as his country\u2019s Prime Minister for 22 years, making him Malaysia\u2019s longest-serving prime minister.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">In 1983, he founded Malaysia\u2019s sole car manufacturer, Proton, and resigned after working there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">10 \u0623\u0639\u0648\u0627\u0645.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">:: Mahathir Mohamad\u2019s Achievements ::<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">At the start of his career, Mahathir Mohamad took his first job in medicine as a doctor working for the Malaysian government. In the same year,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> he returned to his hometown of Alor Setar and opened his own clinic, becoming the first doctor in the area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Medicine could not keep Mahathir away from politics, his first passion. While studying, he took part in demonstrations calling for his country\u2019s independence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> Mahathir was a strong supporter of the United Malaysia National Organisation and eventually became a member.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Mahathir Mohamad ran for his first political office in 1964 and was elected to Parliament for the Kota Setar Selatan constituency. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Kota Setar Seletan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">In May 1969, Mahathir wrote his famous letter, which led to his dismissal from the government. At the time, ethnic violence had broken out between Chinese <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">and the Malays, which in turn resulted in hundreds of deaths on both sides, as Rahman was criticized for favoring Chinese interests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Mahathir published his first book in 1970, titled *The Malay Dilemma*, continuing his criticism of Rahman\u2019s administration <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">for its treatment and support of the Malay people. He also criticized what he saw as the Malays\u2019 laziness, which he said had left them behind other countries. The book was banned for a time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Mahathir returned to politics in 1973, after being appointed to the parliamentary Supreme Council, following Abdul Razak Hussein\u2019s assumption of <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">office as the country\u2019s new prime minister. Mahathir then served as Minister of Education before returning to his parliamentary post.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Mahathir became prime minister in 1981. Tensions between him and the royal family escalated over the next two years because of his expanding powers, but <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">He continued his career, helping the country prosper. He governed his country for 22 years after winning five consecutive elections with the support of his people, following a period of great progress. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">in every respect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>:: Mahathir Mohamad\u2019s Most Famous Quotes ::<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">I can\u2019t remain silent, even if I\u2019m the only voice speaking out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">I may be blunt and tough-natured, because I\u2019ve noticed that people who are kind and polite don\u2019t get anywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">No one should have absolute power over any institution. We should all be equal within it and care about one another\u2019s problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Knowledge has always been extremely important, of course. The ancient Egyptians didn\u2019t raise the stones of the pyramids through magic, and water didn\u2019t flow through canals <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Irrigation in the great Indus civilization, governed by laws of ignorance. Knowledge has always been power and wealth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">I don\u2019t just think\u2014I reflect and study things carefully.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Whenever I explore a place, I look closely at things and compare everything I see.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">I don\u2019t take things at face value. You can\u2019t trust everything you see or hear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Don\u2019t rush to conclusions without thinking them through carefully.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">We need opposition to remind us when we\u2019re wrong. Without it, you might think everything you do is right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0622\u0646 \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0623\u0646 \u0643\u0634\u0641\u0646\u0627 \u0644\u0643\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u062f\u064a\u062f \u0645\u0646 \u062c\u0648\u0627\u0646\u0628\u00a0\u062d\u064a\u0627\u0629 \u0645\u0647\u0627\u062a\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u2013 \u0642\u0635\u0629 \u0646\u062c\u0627\u062d \u0648\u0643\u0641\u0627\u062d \u0648\u062a\u0639\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0627 \u0623\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0642\u0631 \u0644\u064a\u0633 \u0633\u0628\u0628 \u0641\u064a \u0643\u0633\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0631\u0627\u062f\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0637\u0645\u0648\u062d\u060c <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">We look forward to reading your thoughtful comments on this article. And, if you\u2019d be so kind, please share it on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/%d9%83%d9%8a%d9%81-%d8%aa%d8%ad%d9%82%d9%82-%d8%a3%d9%82%d8%b5%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%a9-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%85%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%82%d8%b9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%b5%d9%84\/\">Share new information with others, or a way to do something, and share your knowledge and expertise to benefit your audience. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">so others can enjoy and learn from Mahathir Mohamad\u2019s life story.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u0645\u0646 \u062e\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0642\u0631\u0627\u0621\u062a\u0646\u0627 \u0639\u0646 \u062d\u064a\u0627\u0629 \u0628\u0637\u0644 \u0642\u0635\u062a\u0646\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0645\u0647\u0627\u062a\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u062a\u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0623\u0646 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u062c\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u062c\u062d \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0645\u062b\u0627\u0628\u0631 \u0645\u0647\u0627\u062a\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f\u060c \u062d\u064a\u062b \u064a\u0639\u062f \u0631\u0627\u0628\u0639 \u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633 \u0648\u0632\u0631\u0627\u0621 \u0644\u062f\u0648\u0644\u0629 \u0645\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0632\u064a\u0627\u060c<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ibtdi_aa_focus_keyword":"","_ibtdi_aa_secondary_keywords":"","_ibtdi_aa_audience":"","_ibtdi_aa_tone":"","_ibtdi_aa_summary":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_name":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_bio":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_url":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewed_date":"","_ibtdi_aa_service_id":"","_ibtdi_aa_related_ids":"","_ibtdi_aa_human_reviewed":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable_links":"","_ibtdi_aa_sources":"","_ibtdi_aa_update_notes":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[491],"tags":[17207,17206,17209,11089,17208,17205,1622],"class_list":["post-16086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-491","tag-17207","tag-17206","tag-17209","tag-11089","tag-17208","tag-17205","tag-1622"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}