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Haji Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi ( ; ; born 26 November 1939) is a Malaysian politician who served as
Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009. He was also the President of the
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest political party in Malaysia, and led the governing
Barisan Nasional parliamentary coalition. He is informally known as
Pak Lah, 'Pak' meaning 'Uncle' while 'Lah' is taken from his name 'Abdullah'. He is also referred to as the "Father of Human Capital Development" (Bapa Pembangunan Modal Insan).