Malaysia’s Mahathir lands in Time Magazine’s 2019 list of world’s most influential people, side-by-side with Pope Francis and Xi Jinping

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The Malaysian Prime Minister is credited with much of the success Malaysia has enjoyed, landing him in the top 100 of the world's most influential people's list

’s list of 100 most influential people of the world. The announcement came on the night of April 17 .“You don’t have to be young to fight the power. Take Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the former Malaysian Prime Minister who came out of retirement last year to lambaste his successor Najib Razak, who is accused of embezzling millions of dollars from the country’s 1MDB development fund. Venting moral outrage, the colloquially called Dr.

“Now 93, Mohamad has committed to hand over power to the former leader of the opposition, Anwar Ibrahim, 71, whom he released from jail days after his victory. For Malaysia, the episode has re-established democracy in a country that almost teetered into totalitarianism.” “Much if not all of Malaysia’s present success must be attributed to Dr. Mahathir. He has turned Malaysia into an advanced developing country and there is much enthusiasm for the future,” he said.

 

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