Tun Dato' Seri Mahathir bin Mohamad (
Jawi:
محضير بن محمد; IPA: ; born 10 July 1925) is a
Malaysian politician who was the fourth
Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the post for 22 years from 1981 to 2003, making him Malaysia's longest-serving Prime Minister. His political career spanned almost 40 years.