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Article: Welcome former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia.(Opinion & Editorial)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- October 5, 2004
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AS a political leader, former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad drew admiration for his approach in bringing his country towards development.
One of Asias longest serving leaders, he retired from politics recently after steering his country for 22 years from an underdeveloped nation to one of Asias powerful economic tigers with a stable political order.
Under his leadership, the Malaysian government gave much attention to the upliftment of the majority but impoverished Malays, or Bumiputras, through a host of state interventions from access to quality education, to secure employment, and other measures designed to empower the majority Malays.
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