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 suffer, , attacked abdullah cancelling construction of second causeway between malaysia , singapore. mahathir complained views not getting sufficient airing malaysian press, freedom of had curtailed while prime minister: had been named 1 of ten worst enemies of press committee protect journalists restrictions on newspapers , occasional imprisonment of journalists. turned blogosphere in response, writing column malaysiakini, online media news website , , starting own blog. unsuccessfully sought election local party division delegate umno s general assembly in 2006, planned initiate revolt against abdullah s leadership of party. after 2008 election, in umno lost two-thirds majority in parliament, mahathir resigned party. abdullah replaced deputy, najib razak, in 2009, move prompted mahathir rejoin party. mahathir continued attract controversy in retirement remarks on international affairs. strident critic of israel, point in 2012 stated: glad labeled antisemitic [...] how can otherwise, when jews talk of horrors suffered during holocaust show same nazi cruelty , hard-heartedness towards not enemies towards allies should try stop senseless killing of palestinian enemies. mahathir established kuala lumpur war crimes commission investigate activities of united states, israel , allies in iraq, lebanon , palestinian territories. has suggested september 11 attacks of 2001 might have been staged united states government.


mahathir launched kuala lumpur initiative criminalise war forum in 2005 led establishment of perdana global peace organisation in 2006. forum concluded major support attendees serious active , sustained struggle needed outlaw war , encourage global peace. in 2010, perdana global peace foundation (pgpf) registered non-governmental organization in mahathir president. efforts undertaken pgpf establishment of tun mahathir pgpf chair global peace @ international islamic university malaysia, perennial mahathir global peace school programme, pgpf club, break siege mission, permata projects in gaza , warm winter , ramadhan campaign. envisioned mahathir, pgpf advocates global peace through international conferences, talks , outreach programmes @ schools, universities , public forum. mahathir underwent heart bypass operation in 2007, following 2 heart attacks on previous 2 years. had undergone same operation after heart attack in 1989. after 2007 operation, suffered chest infection. hospitalised treatment of chest infection in 2010.


in wake of 1malaysia development berhad scandal in 2015, mahathir became vocal critic of prime minister najib razak s government, more abdullah. has repeatedly called najib resign. on 30 august 2015, , wife, siti hasmah, attended bersih 4 rally, saw tens of thousands demonstrating najib s resignation.


in 2016, mahathir ignited several protests culminated in malaysian citizens declaration himself of pakatan harapan , ngos oust najib. najib s response corruption accusations has been tighten grip on power replacing deputy prime minister, suspending 2 newspapers , pushing through parliament controversial national security council bill provides prime minister unprecedented powers. in june 2016, mahathir actively campaigned amanah candidates pakatan harapan 2016 sungai besar by-election , 2016 kuala kangsar by-election.


by 2017, mahathir had registered new political party , had join pakatan harapan. has been proposed possible chairman , prime ministerial candidate of pakatan harapan.








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