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Mahathir Mohamad

Politician

Mahathir Mohamad is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Mahathir Mohamad · Mahathir Mohammed · Mahathir Məhəmməd · Mahathir bin Mohamad · Mahathirs bin Mohamads · 20 more...				[sources]
Other name	4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia · Bapa Pemodenan · C. H. E. Det · C.H.E. Det · Che Det · 66 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Chedet · Dr M · Ma-ha-ti · Mahadi · Mahathir · 18 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1925-07-10 · 1925-12-20				[sources]
Place of birth	Alor Setar				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Malaysia				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom · Malaysia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Mahathir				[sources]
Patronymic	Mohamad				[sources]
Title	Tun				[sources]
Website	thechedet.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q181383				[sources]
Position	Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia (1976-1981) · Malaysian National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs chairman (1981-2003) · Malaysian National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs chairman (2018-2020) · Member of the Dewan Negara (1972-1974) · Member of the Dewan Rakyat · 9 more...				[sources]
Education	National University of Singapore · Universiti Malaya (-1953) · Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine · doctorate				[sources]
Religion	Sunni Islam				[sources]
Ethnicity	Malays				[sources]
Source link	www.tatlerasia.com				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-12-27

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Omar Mohamad Close Associate	sibling	-	-
Mazhar Mahathir Close Associate	child	-	-

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Dewan Rakyat	-	-
Malaysian National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs chairman	2018-05-10	2020-02-24

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali Politician	spouse	-	-
Mokhzani Mahathir Politician	child · father

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories360,954

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,163

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata334,882

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,700

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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