Retirement Mahathir Mohamad
mahathir speaking @ united nations on retirement, mahathir named grand commander of order of defender of realm, allowing him adopt title of tun . pledged leave politics , rejecting emeritus role in abdullah s cabinet. abdullah made mark quieter , less adversarial premier. stronger religious credentials mahathir, able beat pas s surge in 1999 election, , lead barisan nasional in 2004 election biggest win ever, taking 199 of 219 parliamentary seats. mahathir ceo, chairman , hence senior adviser many flagship malaysian companies, such proton, perdana leadership foundation , malaysia s government-owned oil , gas company petronas, etc. mahathir , abdullah had major fallout on proton in 2005. proton s chief executive, mahathir ally, had been sacked company s board. abdullah s blessing, company sold 1 of company s prize assets, motorcycle company mv agusta, bought on mahathir s advice. mahathir criticised awarding of import permits foreign cars, claimed causing proton s domestic sales suffe...