According to a listing published by Fortune magazine on its website on May 5, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was named one in all the world’s 50 biggest leaders, in line with the New Straits Times.
Dr Mahathir, who’s now 93 and the world’s oldest leader, was ranked forty seventh on the list of “leaders who use their power and influence to make the world a greater place.”
“In business, government, philanthropy and the arts, and around the world, these men and women are changing the world and inspiring others to do the same,” the magazine wrote.
According to Fortune magazine, the team’s authors have a look at all sectors of society and discover leaders who’ve used the potential of unbundling, which involves the disaggregation of every type of enterprises, from the smallest start-ups to entire countries.
Topping this yr’s list are Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates, followed by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who “led the country through the worst terrorist attack in its history.”
Other influential individuals who made the list include Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who got here in forty second place.
“At the age of 93, Mahathir writes an unexpected chapter in his legacy. During his first 22-year term as prime minister, from 1981 to 2003, he turned Malaysia into one in all Southeast Asia’s economic tigers, but his boorish disregard for the judiciary and press reports of autocratic tendencies.
“Last year, he returned from seclusion to run for office on an anti-corruption platform, leading his new political party to a shock victory over incumbent Najib Razak,” Fortune said.
“Mahathir is now tackling the endemic corruption plaguing the country’s institutions and has brought Najib to court on charges related to the 1MDB scandal, a sprawling abuse of power case that implicated Wall Street bankers and government officials (Najib denies the allegations).
“Mahathir and his party are now seeking to protect judicial independence and press freedom, recognizing that they help preserve the integrity of democracy,” he added.
Last yr, throughout the 14th general election, Dr Mahathir caused an upset by leading Pakatan Harapan (PH, or Alliance of Hope) to victory over Barisan Nasional (National Front), which had ruled the country for 60 years.
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