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Leadership of Tun Mahathir Muhamad
THE LEADERSHIP OF TUN DR MAHATHIR BIN MOHAMAD
INTRODUCTION
1. Malaysia was celebrating 52nd years of independents day just nearly two month ago. Our country is considered as young develop country compare to the world giant power like United States Of America or Russia. Malaysia who facing a lot of challenge like threat from Communist Party of Malaya and few serious world economy crisis development for the peoples.
2. The prosperity enjoyed by all Malaysian today is the outcome from scarification and effort from our previous leaders. The late or former Prime Minister such as Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra al-haj, Tun Abdul Razak, Tun Hussain Onn, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi are the nation development engineers which so brave and so intelligence solving all the threat from internal and external the country. Malaysia will not achieve the status of one of the world most developed Muslim country and having all the first class ‘hardware’ without these leaders.
3. Malaysia shifting their national heritage from agriculture to modern technology during the leading period of Malaysia fourth Prime Minister – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who known as Asia Little Giant by western country leading Malaysia throughout his 22 years of leadership. He was making Malaysia economy grew strongly and the name of country outshine internationally. Under the leadership of Tun Mahathir, the aim, mission, vision and country development ideas was successfully carried out continuously.
AIM
4. The aim of this paper is to discuss the leadership of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad throughout his 22 years of service as Prime Minister by looking into and the effect to country economy and political development.
SCOPE
5. The scope of this study is to determine five subject areas including what is the definition of leadership, the background of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, his leadership in economy, international relation and eventually in politics matter.

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Bibliography: 2. Habermas, Jurgen (1973), Legitimation Crisis, Boston:Beacon Press. 3. Sivamurugan Pandian (2005), Legasi Mahathir, Kuala Lumpur: Utusan Publications & Distributors Sdn Bhd. [2] Sivamurugan Pandian (2005), Legasi Mahathir, Kuala Lumpur: Utusan Publications & Distributors Sdn Bhd [3] http://pmproject.doubleukay.com/biography.html [8] Sivamurugan Pandian (2005), Legasi Mahathir, Kuala Lumpur: Utusan Publications & Distributors Sdn Bhd [9] http://pmproject.doubleukay.com/npolicy_lookeast.html [10] Ibid [11] Habermas, Jurgen (1973), Legitimation Crisis, Boston:Beacon Press [14] Sivamurugan Pandian (2005), Legasi Mahathir, Kuala Lumpur: Utusan Publications & Distributors Sdn Bhd [15] http://pmproject.doubleukay.com/npolicies_UNPolicies.html

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