DR. Mahathir Muhammad

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1.0EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ……………………………………...............32.0INTRODUCTION ……………………………………..........................33.0THE LEADER - DR. MAHATHIR BIN MOHAMAD ...............................33.1EARLY YEARS ………….……………………………………...........33.2POLITICAL CAREER …..……………………………………..............43.3PRIME MINISTER ......................…...……………….......................53.4ACCOMPLISHMENTS ..........................................................................63.5CRITICISMS …………......………......................………………………74.0PERSONAL ASSUMPTION OF LEADERSHIP75.0LEADERSHIP THEORIES ...…………………………………...................86.0CONCLUSIONS ………………………………………............................97.0REFERENCES ……………………………………............................101.0Executive SummaryThis report looked into the life of one Asia's greatest leader Dr. Mahathir Muhamad. The report looked into various leadership quality existing in Mahathir. The report will also further relate the derived leadership qualities of Dr. Mahathir's with the leadership theories.

2.0IntroductionLeadership simply refers to the process of influencing people to achieve a goal and leaders are the ones who guide the mass towards the goal by influencing them with the help of different leadership qualities. Leaders could be of various kinds like political, religious, business, organisational. The following report will be on a real life leader. This report will give an insight on one's life, career, major events (that shaped his life) and critically analyse the qualities, shortcomings, achievements, failures concerning his / her leadership.

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The report will also compare the leadership theories with the findings of leadership qualities of the selected leader. In brief the report will research on the selected leader, identify one's leadership qualities, compare the findings with current leadership theories and in the end draw conclusion. The report will be on Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad the longest serving prime minister and leader of Malaysia.

3.0 "The Leader" - Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad3.1 Early YearsUnlike his predecessors Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad had a humble beginning. Mahathir was born on the 20th December 1925 as the youngest son of Mohamad Iskandar, a school teacher. Mahathir Mohamad was born in Alor Star, capital of Malaysian state of Kedah. In his childhood he studied in a Malay school in Sebrang, Perak. Then later on he enrolled in Sultan Abdul Hamid College in Alor Star, his home town. After...