| Born / Place | Dec. 20, 1925, in Kedah state, Malaysia |
| Education | University of Malaya, Singapore |
| Family | Married to Dr. Siti Hasmah Ali; seven children, two of whom are adopted |
| E-mail | ppm@smpke.jpm.my |
| Power Points | A mixed year for the combative Malaysian leader. His ruling coalition secured a two-thirds majority in November's general elections, but Mahathir's UMNO party was shaken by a significant loss of support from heartland Malay voters - many of them disillusioned by the treatment of former deputy PM Anwar Ibrahim.Mahathir rallied to retain a firm grip on UMNO in May's party elections, when he was returned unopposed as president. His big task: to shed the party's money-politics image. A big plus: the economy is making a sound recovery.
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