Mahathir Mohamad: Father of Modernization: Biography of Mahathir Mohamad

Assalamualaikum and very good night to all. Okay i know now it is not suitable time to post any entry but DO I CARE? No because I just get ideas now. So it's up to me.

This my mood now!!!

Okay now I want to tell something about my topic up there. Who is he?

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Mahathir Mohamad

I sure that most of us know who is he. He is our former fourth Prime Minister. Actually I want to write about himself but well when goes to writing something, sometime we will turn up the story (melalut). Normal things right.

Okay now we move to biography Mahathir Mohamad in details. His real name is Mahathir bin Mohamad. Born in 10 July 1925 but have been register in 20 December 1925 because to make school registration became easier. Age of Mahathir now in 2013 is 88 years old. Wow!! Just plus 12 years more and 100 years old. Alhamdulillah. He from Lorong Kilang Ais, Seberang Perak, Alor Setar (so for those stay near with Mahathir's place, PLEASE be proud). He had 9 siblings and he is the last one. His father name is Mohamed Iskandar and his mother is Wan Tempawan Wan Hanapi.

Well like everyone, Mahathir also went to school (if not how he can be Prime Minister?). He have been school at Sekolah Melayu Seberang Perak, Alor Setar. After he graduated, he continue his study at Government English School (GES) now known as Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid at Alor Setar in 1932. He also had experienced about closed school during Japanese occupation in Malaya during World War II. At that moment, he open a small business that sell coffee and pisang goreng (banana fried). After World War II, he continues his study at GES in 1945 until he get Diploma. Then he continue his study at Kolej Perubatan King Edward VII, University Malaya, Singapore and he get Ijazah Muda perubatan and Pembedahan (MBBS) in 1953. Actually there have a beautiful story behind of it. At the moment Mahathir study at Singapore, actually he already found his first love. That is his wife, Siti Hasmah binti Mohamad Ali. So sweet. Couple in the air.

Mahathir & Siti Hasmah

Now I want to write about family after his married with Siti Hasmah. In 1954, Mahathir work as medical office at government service and on 5^th August 1956, Mahathir married Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali. They were blessed with seven children, 4 sons and 3 daughters. Marina Mahathir, Mirzan Mahathir, Melinda Mahathir, Mokhzani Mahathir, Mukhriz Mahathir, Maizura Mahathir and Mazhar Mahathir. Most of us know that Mukhriz Mahathir is a Minister of Kedah, Mokhzani is businessman and politicians and Marina is a well-known Malaysian writer and AIDS activist. In 1957, he quit from government service and he set his own private clinic at Alor Setar