The Man Who Made Malaysia
November 4, 2003
DR. Mahathir Mohamad is stepping down after serving more than 22 years as the leader of Malaysia and its ruling United Malay National Organisation (UMNO). Today's gleaming, modern Malaysia is unimaginable without Mahathir and UMNO, which also produced Tunku Abdul Rahman, the country's first prime minister. Like Mahathir, Malaysia's fourth
Wang Gungwu*
*Wang Gungwu is Director of the East Asian Institute, University of Singapore.