The Best Man Behind Malaysia Success

Tun Mahathir bin Mohamad, Born in 1925, Malaysian longest prime minister and political leader. A doctor by training, he first entered parliament in 1964 and rose in the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), but lost his seat and was expelled from UMNO in 1969 after criticizing Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman on direction and how Malay should change. Subsequently readmitted into UMNO, he was reelected to parliament in 1974 and held several ministerial posts in the 1970s, including deputy prime minister beginning in 1976.

Prime minister of a UMNO-led National Front coalition government after 1981, Mahathir sought to make Malaysia an industrial nation and develop Malay businesses, and promoted nonindividualistic “Asian values.” Although Malaysia made enormous and rapid economic progress under Mahathir, political stability was maintained by not tolerating dissent and restricting political freedoms, and his government was denounced for human-rights abuses. He retired as prime minister in 2003. He is now acting as adviser to Petronas (National Petroleum Company) and Proton (National Car Maker), both a leading companies in Malaysia corporate world.

PROTON (carmaker)

Proton is a Malaysian automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shah Alam, Selangor, with a manufacturing plant in Tanjung Malim, Perak. Founded in 1983, it was Malaysia's only carmaker until the establishment of its competitor Perodua in 1993. Its name is a Malay acronym for PeRusahaan OTOmobil Nasional (English: National Automobile Enterprise).It is a core member of Proton Holdings Berhad, the holding company which is listed on Bursa Malaysia. Over 42% of its equity is owned by a government-owned company Khazanah Nasional Berhad, making it government-linked. For more than a decade since its establishment, this stake was jointly owned by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation until they sold its stake in that company.

fashion designer

Bernard Chandran was born to Mr. P Ramachandran and Mrs Chow Yook Lin. ^[5] Bernard Chandran is of both Indian and Chinese parentage (commonly referred to as Chindian in Malaysia). He grew up in an average Malaysian family. His father wanted him to become an accountant and he almost followed this advice, before briefly considering being a tobacconist, "It's a good career!".

• He became the first Malaysian to win the 'Open European Contest for Look of the Year 2000' in 1991.

• He was voted Designer of the Year by the Malaysian International Fashion Awards in 2003.^[7]

• He received his honorific, Datuk, in 2006 when he was awarded the Seri Indera Mahkota Pahang (SIMP) by the Sultan Ahmad Shah Sultan Abu Bakar, the Sultan of Pahang, Malaysia. ^[18]

Chandran was awarded Malaysian International Fashion Alliance's [MIFA] Special Achievement Award 2009.

malaysian singer

1.Teuku Zakaria Teuku Nyak Puteh @ Ramli Puteh.Grandmother's house at 40A Counter Hall *, Penang, Malaya .Morning of Idil Fitri on 22 March 1929 (Wednesday)

Actor, Singer, Comedian, Songwriter, Screenwriter and Film Director .Travelled to Singapore on Idil Fitri to audition for Malay Film Productions of Jalan Ampas (8 Aug 1948). Moved to Kuala Lumpur to join Merdeka Film Productions of Ulu Klang (16 Apr 1964).

2.Sudirman was born on 25 May 1954 in Temerloh, Pahang as the youngest of seven children born to Hj Arshad Hassan and Ramlah Dahlan (the first stateswoman in Pahang during the 1950s). His passion for singing and entertaining started at a very young age, when his siblings and neighbors would happily let him entertain them.Sudirman was also the first Malaysian singer to perform at The Paddock at the Hilton of Kuala Lumpur in 1983^[3] and was the singing ambassador for companies such as Proton, Malaysia Airlines, Honda Cup and honored pioneer card member with Hong Leong Bank. He was known for his versatility and sang Malay, Indian and Chinese songs with outstanding choreography. He was even known to have sketched the portrait of a fan while singing.In 15 April 1986, Sudirman held an open air concert on Chow Kit Road, which was the first time ever that a street concert drew a 100,000-strong crowd on a Monday night. It jammed the stretch of Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Raja Muda to Jalan Raja Alang. Several fans fainted in the crowd, a few suffocated and were rushed to the hospital. A Malaysian English tabloid, The Star, wrote that "Kuala Lumpur came to a standstill and it had nothing to do with the recession, but with one man, Malaysia's top entertainer, an electrifying performance and most memorable night".

actress

Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng (born 6 August 1962) is an actress and dancer, well known for performing her own stunts in the action films that brought her to fame in the early 1990s.

Born in Ipoh, Malaya (now Malaysia), she is based in Hong Kong and was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1997.

She is best known in the Western world for her roles in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, playing Wai Lin, and the multiple Academy Award-winning Chinese action film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for which she was nominated the BAFTA for "Best Actress". In 2008, the film critic website Rotten Tomatoes ranked her the greatest action heroine of all time.

dato malik mydin

Dato Abdul Malik Mydin (born 1975) is a Malaysian solo long-distance swimmer, hailing from Penang. He was notable as the first Malaysian and Southeast Asian to swim across the English Channel on August 3, 2003, successfully completing the journey in 17 hours and 42 minutes

Badminton Player

Dato' Lee Chong Wei was born in George Town, PENANG .Unbeatable within Malaysian territory for 3 years (2004-2006), Lee Chong Wei bagged his first 5-star event in the Danish open in 2005. His track record consists of a slew of wins including 5 Super Series titles.Numerous titles and an Olympic silver later, Lee Chong Wei is now loved as one of Malaysia’s most recognisable and successful athletes. His great efforts in the 2008 Olympics have resulted in him being conferred with a 'Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN)', which carries the title Datuk. He is also currently the world number one singles player and is set to win the upcoming 2008 BWF Super Series Masters Finals held on home soil in December.Even with all his wins and titles, Dato' Lee Chong Wei still remains modest and humble, epitomising the ultimate Malaysian role model. "Malaysia Boleh!"

squash player

Nicol Ann David was born on 26 August 1983 in Penang. She is a daughter to Desmond David, an engineer and Ann Marie David, a teacher. Her first encounter with squash began at a tender age of 5, and at the age of 8 she started to take squash seriously with regular training and involved in competitive games. She received her primary education at SM Convent, Penang.
Datuk Nicol Ann David is a Malaysian professional squash player. She is currently ranked world number 1 in women's squash, and is the first Asian woman to achieve this. She won the British Open title in 2005, 2006 and 2008, as well as the World Open title in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009.

malaysian first astronaut

Sheikh Muszaphar was born in Kuala Lumpur and attended high school at Maktab Rendah Sains, MARA in Muar.He then earned a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India.^[5].He was pursuing his Masters of Surgery in Orthopaedic Surgery at University Kebangsaan Malaysia when he joined the 'Angkasawan' program.

Sheikh Muszaphar is an orthopedic surgeon, and a university medical officer in medicine at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. In 1998, Sheikh Muszaphar worked at Hospital Seremban, followed by a move to Kuala Lumpur General Hospital in 1999, and was on staff at Hospital Selayang from 2000 through 2001. Sheikh Muszaphar is also a part-time model.

Sepang F1 Circuit

The state-of-the-art circuit, Sepang International Circuit was officially opened on March 9, 1999 by the Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. It was completed in a record of 14 months and with the recognition of its ultramodern facilities, it was given the honour to incorporate the F1 logo in its name. Situated 85km from Kuala Lumpur city centre, it is accessible via modern North-South Expressway, Railway Links and a network of Highways. Being closely situated to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport makes it an ideal place for world-class international events. With the length of 5.543 km, the track features 15 turns and 8 straights with access speed of more than 300km/h. the track allows ample opportunities for overtaking, ensuring a suspense and thrills of the race.

Multimedia Super corridor (MSC)

Another milestone in the march of Malaysia towards becoming a high technology and industrial society by 2020 is the establishment of the Multimedia super Corridor (MSC). It is established to fulfill the need for incubating young entreprenuers, new start-ups and fledgling companies that need further nuturing and support. The MSC incubator set on a 7.65 acre is situated within the campus of the Multimedia University. The MSC Central Incubator, within the Cyberjaya, Malaysia�s premier intelligent cityl inks with Government�s new administrative cnetre at Putrajaya.

Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)

Kuala Lumpur Internatiomnal Airport (KLIA) is located 75 kilometers south of Kuala Lumpur at sepang. It started operating in June 1988 and is Asia largest airport occupying a full 100 square kilometers. The KLIA is build to cater for up to 125 million passengers in the next 100 years.

Menara Kuala Lumpur

Menara Kuala lumpur which stand at 94 m above sea level and 421 meters high has been recognised as the third tallest communication tower in the world and the tallest in Asia. Menara Kuala Lumpur is a communications tower for Malaysia and is equipped with new technology to meet the requirements of increasing technology demands in the country. Menara Kuala Lumpur has become a major tourist attraction as it is truly an outstanding landmark and ambassador for the city of Kuala Lumpur and the nation. The tower is a new source of pride for Malaysians and a measure of the nations progress towards vision 2020.

Petronas Twin Towers

The Petronas Twin Towers project was launched on 15 September 1992 together with Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) Project. The twin Towers have 88 floors in each of the of the towers and full height 0f 451.9 m above ground level. Thus it had been aknowledged by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban habitat as the new tallest building in the world, making them a new world landmark right in Kuala Lumpur.