Malaysian Prime Ministers Portfolio
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Prime Minister 01
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah
Age at Taking Office:
54 (1903-1990)
Place of Birth:
Alor Setar, Kedah
Education:
St Catharine’s College, Cambridge (Law)
Personality:
Charismatic, diplomatic, fatherly figure
Political Party:
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Alliance:
Alliance Party
Parliamentary Seat Win and Majority:
Represented Kuala Kedah (1959) with a significant majority, often unopposed.
"Unity is strength"
Achievements:
Father of Independence
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Prime Minister 02
Tun Haji Abdul Razak bin Dato' Hussein
Age at Taking Office:
48 (1922-1976)
Place of Birth:
Pekan, Pahang
Education:
Raffles College, University of London (Law)
Personality:
Pragmatic, strategic, developmental-focused
Political Party:
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Alliance:
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Parliamentary Seat Win and Majority:
Represented Pekan with significant majority wins.
"Development is our priority"
Achievements:
Modernized Malaysian agriculture
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Prime Minister 03
Tun Hussein bin Dato' Onn
Age at Taking Office:
54 (1922-1990)
Place of Birth:
Johor Bahru, Johor
Education:
Indian Military Academy, University of London (Law)
Personality:
Principled, disciplined, consensus-builder
Political Party:
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Alliance:
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Parliamentary Seat Win and Majority:
Represented Johor constituencies with a stable majority.
"Unity among the races is essential"
Achievements:
Strengthened national unity
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Prime Minister 04
Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad
Age at Taking Office:
56 (born 1925, served from 1981-2003 and 2018-2020)
Place of Birth:
Alor Setar, Kedah
Education:
King Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore (Medicine)
Personality:
Authoritative, visionary, reformist
Political Party:
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), later Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
Alliance:
Barisan Nasional (BN), later Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Parliamentary Seat Win and Majority:
Represented Kubang Pasu and later Langkawi with substantial majorities.
"The future belongs to the youth"
Achievements:
Vision 2020 initiative
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Prime Minister 10
Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim
Age at Taking Office:
75 (born 1947)
Place of Birth:
Cherok Tok Kun, Penang
Education:
University of Malaya (Malay Studies)
Personality:
Charismatic, reformist, articulate
Political Party:
People’s Justice Party (PKR)
Alliance:
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Parliamentary Seat Win and Majority:
Represented various constituencies including Permatang Pauh and Port Dickson with large majorities.
"Reform is a must for progress"
Achievements:
Advocate for economic reform