Mahathir Mohamad
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"Mahathir bin Mohamad" was the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the post for 22 years from 1981 to 2003, making him Malaysia's longest-serving Prime Minister. His political career spanned almost 40 years.

Born and raised in Alor Setar, Kedah, Mahathir excelled at school and became a medical doctor. He became active in the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Malaysia's largest political party, before entering Parliament in 1964. He served one term before losing his seat, subsequently falling out with the then Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman and being expelled from UMNO. When Abdul Rahman resigned, Mahathir re-entered UMNO and Parliament, and was promoted to the Cabinet. By 1976 he had risen to Deputy Prime Minister, and in 1981 was sworn in as Prime Minister after the resignation of his predecessor, Hussein Onn.

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Some sort of transplant from another region.

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Exposing their evil intent when it introduced the concept of globalization and a borderless world.

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They hate Malaysia, especially the current leadership, and hate it extremely.

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I have decided, ... It's been a long time.

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If that is everybody's desire we will have to consider it.

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Foreigners who once colonized us, who have done nothing to help us, these foreigners have no good intentions.

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Today they can see that the fruits of reformasi . . . are not so appealing.

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The financial turmoil has underscored the many challenges inherent in globalization, ... Even as we embrace it, we must be wary of the dangers which accompany it.

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We had a casual chat. I was so inspired that I invited him to open A Beautiful Mind. ... What do I know about the arts?

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