KUALA LUMPUR— Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been named The Muslim 500’s 2019 Muslim Man of the Year by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Amman, Jordan.
In the list honouring the most influential Muslims across the globe, Dr Mahathir was feted both for his long list of achievements that included his leading an unlikely band of opposition parties to depose one of the oldest ruling regimes in the world.
“The Muslim Man of the Year is Tun Dr Mahathir, prime minister of Malaysia — the second time he has served in this position — and at 93 years old Mahathir is now the world’s oldest sitting head of government.
“This quite extraordinary man has had a dynamic political career spanning 70 years and yet at the same time been the author of 17 published books,” read the entry of Dr Mahathir in the ebook announcing this year’s The Muslim 500.
MALAY MAIL
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