Malaysia · Politics1903—1990
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Malaysia · Politics
Malaysia · Politics1922—1976
Abdul Razak Hussein
Second Prime Minister of MalaysiaMalaysia’s second prime minister, remembered for rural development, post-1969 reconstruction and a far-reaching programme of social and economic restructuring.Read biography
Malaysia · Politics1922—1990
Hussein Onn
Third Prime Minister of MalaysiaA soldier, civil servant and lawyer who became Malaysia’s third prime minister and made national unity the defining language of his administration.Read biography
Malaysia · Politics1925—
Mahathir Mohamad
Fourth and seventh Prime Minister of MalaysiaA physician-politician whose two premierships—separated by fifteen years—made him the longest-serving and one of the most consequential leaders in Malaysian history.Read biography
Malaysia · Politics1939—2025
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Fifth Prime Minister of MalaysiaA career civil servant and politician whose premiership opened with a reform mandate and Malaysia’s largest parliamentary victory.Read biography
Malaysia · Politics1953—
Najib Razak
Sixth Prime Minister of MalaysiaA political heir who led Malaysia for nine years before an historic election defeat and a later conviction in the SRC International case.Read biography
Malaysia · Politics1947—
Muhyiddin Yassin
Eighth Prime Minister of MalaysiaA veteran Johor politician who became prime minister after the 2020 coalition crisis and governed through the most disruptive phase of the pandemic.Read biography
Malaysia · Politics1960—
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Ninth Prime Minister of MalaysiaA long-serving minister who became prime minister during the pandemic and led Malaysia through reopening, a cross-party reform accord and the 2022 election.Read biography
Malaysia · Politics1947—
Anwar Ibrahim
Tenth Prime Minister of MalaysiaA student activist turned government minister, opposition leader and Malaysia’s tenth prime minister after one of the longest routes to national office.Read biography1923—
Robert Kuok
Founder of the Kuok GroupThe Johor-born founder who turned a post-war family trading company into a diversified Asian business group with global operations.Read biography
Malaysia · Business1918—2007
Lim Goh Tong
Founder of Genting GroupThe migrant builder who pursued an improbable mountain resort and made it the foundation of one of Malaysia’s most recognisable business groups.Read biography
Malaysia · Business1964—
Tony Fernandes
AirAsia co-founder and group adviserThe former music executive who co-acquired a struggling airline in 2001 and helped turn AirAsia into a defining low-cost carrier in Southeast Asia.Read biography437 more people in this view