The Longest Serving Prime Minister Malaysias longest serving Prime Minister is none other than our beloved

Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad. He became the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia on 16 July 1981. The son of a teacher, Dr. Mahathir was born on 20 December 1925 in Alor Star, Kedah. He had his primary and secondary education in his hometown. He did well in his studies as he was a very hardworking and intelligent student. He was also an enterprising young man. He sold banana fritters to help out his family. In 1947, he enrolled at the King Edward VII College of Medicine in Singapore. Graduating with flying colours, he then joined the Malaysian Civil Service as a Medical Officer. In 1957, he left the service to set up his own clinic in Alor Star. A talented writer, he wrote for the Straits Times and Sunday Times. He also wrote a number of books such as The Malay Dilemma (1969), The way Forward (1998) and Globalisation and the New Realities (2002). Dr. Mahathir has been active in politics since 1945 and has been a member of the United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) since its beginning in 1946. In 1947, he was appointed the Minister of Education and in 1976, he was made the Deputy Prime Minister. In 1981, he became the President of UMNO as well as the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Dr. Mahathir has brought about many great changes in the country. He introduced the Look East Policy, which has brought many development to our country. He also emphasised the value of Leadership by Example. Under his Vision 2020, he started the Multimedia Super Corridor concept which included the Smart School Project. He hopes to see Malaysia progress into the cyber age. Dr. Mahathir has also made Malaysia well-known internationally. He is very vocal with his thoughts and opinions on world issues. He takes a firm stand on important issues like globalisation and terrorism. As a result, Malaysia is very much respected internationally.