Perdana Leadership Foundation was set up in 2003 with the aim of preserving, developing and disseminating materials by and on Malaysia's past Prime Ministers. Believing that past leadership can yield valuable insights for future development, the Foundation's objective is to increase awareness and appreciation of Malaysia's intellectual heritage.

• To research, document, disseminate and publicise the intellectual legacies of Malaysia's past prime ministers.
• To elucidate and illuminate the contribution of Malaysia's past Prime Ministers in the social, economic and political development of the nation.
• To create awareness of the development process of the nation and serve as a platform for future development.
• To be a resource centre of policies, strategies and initiatives that were adopted under Malaysia's various Prime Ministers which may be used and adapted as models for the development of other nations.

The Foundation's broader obejctive is to promote global understanding by providing a channel for scholars and thinkers to undertake research and idea-sharing for lasting, peaceful resolutions. The Foundation operates a physical and digital library, the Perdana Library which provides direct access to a wealth of information on Malaysia's past Prime Ministers. The Library collects, organises, preserves and disseminates materials by and about Malaysia's national leaders and events connected to them, and outlines the policies, strategies and initiatives they adopted. In line with the Foundation's objective of disseminating information on Malaysian leadership, these materials are digitised and are made available to the public through the Internet.