14 Nation The Star, Saturday 12 May 2018

The rise and rise of

Dr Mahathir Mohamad
HIS MANY ACHIEVEMENTS
The Prime Minister has personally given birth to many unique ideas which eventually led to projects like:

KL International The Petronas The Penang

Proton Saga Airport Twin Towers Sepang F1 circuit Bridge

July 10
1946 1947 1954 1957 APRIL 25 MAY 10
1925 1964 1969
> Born in Alor > Joins Umno > Studies > Completes > Resigns as government doctor > Won Kota > Loses the Kota
Star, Kedah. upon its medicine in housemanship. and sets up MAHA clinic. Setar Selatan Setar Selatan
formation. Singapore Serves as Parliament seat Parliament
on a partial Medical Officer in the general seat to PAS
scholarship in Alor Star, election. candidate Yusof
by the British Langkawi and Rawa in general
colonial Perlis. election.
government.

june 21 sept 6 aug 24 dec 12 june 25 MAR 7

1970 SEPT 26
1975 1974 1974 1972 1972 1972 1969
> Wins an > Appointed > Wins the Kubang Pasu > Appointed > Elected as a member > Re-admitted > Writes The > Expelled
Umno vice- Education parliament seat in the Senator. of the Umno Supreme into Umno. Malay Dilemma, from Umno.
president Minister. general election. Dr Council with the a book on
position in Mahathir would retain highest number of his political
the party this seat in subsequent votes. Lost in the philosophy
elections. elections until his election for an Umno concerning the
retirement. vice-president’s post. Malays.

MAR 5 JAN 1 JULY 16 APRIL JAN 18 MAY 9

1976 1978 1981 1988 1989 1997
> Appointed > Appointed > Takes > Umno > Admitted to Kuala Lumpur > Goes on two-
Deputy Prime Trade and office as declared General Hospital. Undergoes month leave. Datuk
Minister. Industry Malaysia’s illegal in 1987. a coronary bypass operation Seri Anwar Ibrahim
Minister. fourth Dr Mahathir there six days later, the first appointed as Acting
Prime then formed to be performed locally on a Prime Minister
Minister. Umno Baru prime minister. during his absence.

APRIL 14 MAY 31 OCT 31 JUNE 22 APRIL 2

2006
> Criticises the
Cabinet’s decision on
the bridge, claiming
the government had
caved in to Singapore’s
demands.
2005
> Dr Mahathir as
Proton adviser lashes
out on the awarding
of Approved Permits
(AP), marking the
start of the AP war.
2003 2002 1999
> Retires > Announced > Admitted to the National
as Prime intention to resign Heart Institute (IJN) to rest
Minister. from all political and and undergo full treatment
Government posts for a lung infection after he
on the final day of returned from performing
the Umno assembly. the Haj.

SEPT 9 NOV 9 MAY 15 APRIL 4 MAR 8 AUG 19

2006 2006 2008 2009 2011 2014
> Loses bid > Suffers a > Quits Umno in > Applies to > Releases his > Withdraws
to be elected mild heart protest against rejoin Umno autobiography, support for
Kubang Pasu attack, Datuk Seri after Datuk Seri “A Doctor in Najib, saying his
Umno division and was Abdullah Ahmad Najib Tun Razak the House: criticism of the
delegate to admitted to Badawi, saying he became Prime The Memoirs Prime Minister
the party’s the National would only rejoin Minister and of Tun Dr and his policies
general Heart when Abdullah party president. Mahathir had fallen on
assembly. Institute. steps down. Mohamad.” deaf ears.

OCT 14 MAR 11 AUG 9 FEB 28 AUG 30

2015
2017 2016 2016 2016 2015
> Sultans of Johor and > Sacked > Parti Pribumi > Quits > He and > Became a
Selangor revoked his as Petronas Bersatu Malaysia Umno for wife, Tun Siti vocal critic
SPMS and DK (Selangor) adviser. is registered the second Hasmah Mohd of Najib’s
titles after his “Bugis with Dr Mahathir time. Ali, attended government.
pirate” jibe against Najib. named as the Bersih 4
chairman. rally.

JAN 8 FEB 8 MAY 9 MAY 10 > Dr Mahathir, the fourth

2018 2018 2018 2018 Prime Minister of Malaysia,
> Named as prime > Has his > At 92, two is sworn in again as the
ministerial candidate Darjah months shy of seventh Prime Minister of the
for Pakatan Harapan. Kerabat his 93rd birthday, country, a double that has
Dr Wan Azizah Wan Al-Yunusi he leads Pakatan never before been
Ismail, wife of his (DK Harapan to an done. At 92, he is the
former political Kelantan) unthinkable oldest Prime Minister in
enemy Anwar, was to title revoked. victory, ending the world. He is even older
run as his deputy. the 61-year rule of than Queen Elizabeth II of
Barisan Nasional. England.