Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad

As the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir opened the country to foreign investment, reformed taxation, reduced trade barriers, privatised numerous state-owned enterprises, and created a world-class physical infrastructure. He also sought to bridge Malaysia’s remaining ethnic divisions by increasing general prosperity.

In 1991, he launched the New Development Policy, which emphasised industrial and commercial development and the elimination of poverty. Under Tun Dr Mahathir’s leadership, Malaysia developed into one of the most prosperous and dynamic economies in Southeast Asia, with a burgeoning manufacturing sector, an expanding middle class and enhanced quality of life.

Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad was born on 20 December 1925 in Alor Setar, Kedah, and is a Medical Doctor by profession. He is married to Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah binti Haji Mohd Ali and they are blessed with seven children: Marina, Mirzan, Melinda, Mokhzani, Mukhriz, Mazhar and Maizurah.

Tun Dr. Mahathir also blogs at chedet.cc

Books by Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad

A Doctor in the House We are sorry but Perdana Leadership Foundation has not yet received fresh stocks of this best-seller. Please contact Datin Latifah Ismail if you would like to reserve a copy through our Foundation (in which case, part of the proceeds will go to the Foundation). You may also purchase the book via MPHOnline .

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Islam, Knowledge & Other Affairs

The Malaysian Currency Crisis

The Malay Dilemma With A New Preface

Reflections On Asia

*Please contact Datin Latifah Ismail (03-8885 8942 / latifah@perdana.org.my) if you wish to purchase copies of the books

To meet Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad

He may no longer be our Prime Minister but his engagement diary is as full as ever! Please follow the procedures on this page if you would like to request an appointment to meet Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.

You may also contact him via drmahathir@perdana.org.my with carbon copy to maznah@perdana.org.my, or via fax at 03-8889 1114.

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah Hj Mohd Ali

One of the first Malay woman doctors in Malaysia and the first woman to be appointed a Medical Officer in government service for the State of Kedah, Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah bt Mohd Ali has set an example of personal and professional achievement for all women in her country.

Since the appointment of her husband as Prime Minister in 1981, she has used her position as the wife of the Prime Minister to campaign tirelessly for women’s health, family planning, drug abuse control and adult literacy.

Often a pioneer in her profession, Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah was one of the first Malay women to enroll for a medical course at the King Edward VII College of Medicine in Singapore after the war.

In 1955 she graduated as a medical doctor from the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, in Singapore and then joined the government health service. Ten years later, she became the first woman to be appointed Medical Officer in the Maternal and Child Health Department, and in 1974, she was the first woman to be appointed the State Maternal and Child Health Officer.

Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah is the author of several articles on family medicine and the socioeconomic factors associated with pregnancy and childbearing in Malaysia. She has served in various positions as follows:

• President of the Malaysian Girl Guides Association Chairman of the Kedah Family Planning Association
• President of the Malaysian Medical Association Foundation
• President of the Association for the Rehabilitation of Handicapped Children
• Vice President of the Federation of Family Planning Associations of Malaysia
• Patron of the Malaysian Association of Maternal Health and Neonate
• Patron of the Malaysian Paediatric Association

As President of BAKTI (Welfare Club of the Wives of Ministers and Deputy Ministers), Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah has been active in efforts to educate young people about the dangers of drug abuse. In 1985, at the invitation of First Lady Nancy Reagan, she attended the First Ladies’ Conference on Drug Abuse in Washington, D.C. She also represented Malaysia at the International Conference on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Vienna in 1987.

For her 23 years of public service, her voluntary work, and her leadership in the fields of public health, literacy and drug abuse control, Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah has received many honours. The Yang Di Pertuan Agong, as well as the Sultan of Selangor and the Sultan of Kedah, have bestowed titles upon her.

To contact YABhg Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah Hj Mohd Ali, please e-mail drhasmah@perdana.org.my with carbon copy to rozlina@perdana.org.my, or via fax at 03-8889 1114.