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'A Prominent National attractor Of My Country As an initiator of sweeping reforms, Dr Mahathir put in Mohamad stands head and shoulders above his predecessors. The winds of change brought about by this tough leader have touched each aspect of Malayan life, economic, social, policy-making and cultural. Born in Alor Star on 20th December 1925, Dr Mahathir authoritative is early education in Maktab Sultan Abdul Hamid. after completing his secondary education, he took up euphony at the King Edward VII College of Medicine in the University of Singapore and graduated with an MBBS degree in medicine.Even in his student days, Dr Mahathir was an active UMNO member. In 1964, he became the penis of Parliament for Alor Star and this marked his entry into the political arena. He held a member of portfolios before congruous the premier(a) Minister. Among them were his appointment as the Minister of procreation and as the Minister of Trade and Industry. After a short period as the Deputy meridian Minister, he finally took over the reins of the giving medication on 16th July 1981. During his contract as the premier, the unpolished has undergone a complete transformation.Upon taking office as Prime Minister, he restored the whole political machinery to make it more(prenominal) than dynamic and effective. The most notable achievement in the political arena is the corporatization of politics agencies to cut the government’s op epochtion costs and to generate more revenue. Among the many policies he has introduced is the Look East Policy, where Malaysian were urged to emulate the work ethics of the success lie Japanese and Koreans. A realistic leader, Dr Mahathir imagined that Malaysia could attain the condition of a developed nation only if on that point was a switch from the agriculture-based economy to an industrial one.In 1991, he announced his most ambitious vision, the Vision 2020 as a roadmap to a fully developed country. The Mahathir era is marke d with numerous notable achievements. The introduction of the country’s first national car, the Proton Saga followed by the Perodua Kancil; the mental synthesis of a new airport in Sepang, reputedly the largest in the Asia Pacific region; the building of the facial expression One racing circuit and the building of the Petronas equalize Towers the tallest buildings in the human race from 1998 to 2004 until surpassed by Taipei 101, just now remain the tallest twin buildings in the world. are al feather in his cap of success. In 1999, the government moved to the new administrative capital, Putrajaya. In the foreign arena too, Dr Mahathir has left his mark. Open and outspoken by nature, his strong attack on the imcompetence and inaction of world bodies have won him both international cheers as well as criticism. Tun Dr. Mahathir stepped down as Prime Minister on 31 October, 2003. Dr. Mahathir has through with(p) the nation proud and there is no disbelieve that he will go down in the annals of Malaysian history as the sustain of Modernization.\r\n'