Mahathir Mohamad Returns To Become Malaysian Prime Minister In Today's Memory, May 10, 2018

Mahathir Mohamad, who was the 4th Malaysian PM (1981-2003) and 7th Malaysian PM (2018). (Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA Memories of today, six years ago, May 10, 2018, Mahathir Mohamad is again the Prime Minister (PM) of Malaysia. The inauguration was carried out at the State Palace, Kuala Lumpur. He wants to restore law enforcement in Malaysia. Moreover, the previous PM, Najib Razak, was known to be caught in a corruption scandal.

Previously, Mahathir was known as an accomplished politician in Malaysia. His political path is brilliant. He had been in power as Malaysian PM from 1981-2003. The 22-year power made him rich in Malaysia's leadership experience.

Mahathir Mohamad's political career is full of dynamics. His choice to join the United Malay National Organization (UMNO) brought blessings in 1946. Mahathir, who began to learn a lot about the political intricacies in Malaysia.

Pucuk in love with ulam arrived. He entered parliament in 1964. Mahathir's passionate soul made him often criticize. Mainly related to the marginalized life of the Malays. He even expressed this criticism directly to the Prime Minister of Malaysia First, Tunku Abdul Rahman.

Criticism brought the problem. UMNO took a stand by issuing Mahathir because it was considered dangerous. However, Mahathir only returned to UMNO in 1972. His pilic career rose. Instead of just parliament, he was appointed Minister of Education in 1974.

Malaysian Prime Minister Hussein Onn also entrusted Mahathir as Deputy Prime Minister from 1976-1981. Mahathir continued to step on the gas. He was then able to become President of the 4th UMNO and PM of Malaysia in the same year in 1981. Since then Mahathir's leadership was quite strong.

He also began to support the privatization of SOEs that benefit the Malays, from the privatization of the telecommunications sector to public facilities. He is able to bring economic improvement. Even so, he is known to be good at getting rid of his political opponents.

Malaysia's largest development in the Mahathir era occurred in its plan to move the Center for Power from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya. He made Malaysia like having two capital cities. Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the economy. Putrjaya became the center of administration in 1998.

Kunjungan pertama Bapak Mahathir Mohamad ke luar Malaysia sejak menjadi perdana menteri baru adalah ke Indonesia. Alasannya, Indonesia ini jiran terdekat dan memiliki hubungan kekeluargaan. “Ramai penduduk Malaysia itu dari Indonesia, termasuk bapak mertua saya,” katanya. pic.twitter.com/atA9ouFKQY

— Joko Widodo (@jokowi) June 29, 2018

Mr. Mahathir Mohamad's first visit outside Malaysia since becoming the new prime minister was to Indonesia. The reason is that Indonesia is the closest neighbor and has a family relationship. Ramai, a Malaysian resident, is from Indonesia, including my father-in-law," he said. pic.twitter.com/at A9ouFKQY

This neat and organized city is the culmination of PM Mahathir's achievement, a legacy after 18 years in power. The location of this new city has an important meaning for Mahathir. He is the one who helps change Malaysia from a country that relies on commodities palm oil, rubber, and tin.'

"Malaysia below has become one of the most diversified and dynamical economies in Asia. PM Mahathir has also inaugurated a long list of mega projects: among them Kuala Lumpur International Airport and the world's tallest building, Petronas Tower," Thomas total wrote in his writing in The New York Times newspaper entitledMalaysia Shy About Cost as a Grand City Rises (1999).

The role of Mahathir as PM ended in 2003. He did not really move away from politics. He was transformed into a mentor for other Malaysian PMs such as Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak. However, recently he was called back to become Malaysian PM at a fairly old age, 92 years old.

Corruption that is rampant is one of the reasons. The corruption allegedly involved the Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak. Mahathir was also encouraged by the ranks of government opposition, Pakatan Harapan to become a new PM candidate. He wants to eradicate corruption.

The results were brilliant. The combination of parties from Pakatan Harapan was able to win 113 seats out of 222 parliamentary seats. Pakatan Harapan was also entitled to lead a new government because he was able to reach a minimum of 112 seats.

Mahathir was appointed Prime Minister of Malaysia again, or 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He was also officially inaugurated at the State Palace, Kuala Lumpur on May 10, 2018. The victory was greeted with joy, although not a few doubted Mahathir's leadership because Malaysia had changed a lot.

There is a lot of work that we have to do tomorrow (companying the cabinet). Certain leaders must submit. We found that some people helped and conspired with a prime minister who was condemned by the world as a kleptocrat (Najib Razak), "said Mahathir when he was sworn in as quoted by The Guardian website, May 10, 2018.