Mahathir Mohamad - Quiz
Mahathir Mohamad
  • 1. What is the full name of Mahathir Mohamad?
A) Abdul Razak bin Hussein
B) Sultan Ahmad Shah
C) Hassan Ali bin Muhammad
D) Mahathir bin Mohamad
  • 2. In which year was Mahathir Mohamad born?
A) 1940
B) 1955
C) 1925
D) 1960
  • 3. Which political party did Mahathir Mohamad belong to?
A) United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
B) Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS)
C) People's Justice Party (PKR)
D) Democratic Action Party (DAP)
  • 4. Which year did Mahathir Mohamad first become the Prime Minister of Malaysia?
A) 1995
B) 1981
C) 2015
D) 2005
  • 5. Mahathir Mohamad was known for implementing which economic development policy in Malaysia?
A) Western Import Policy
B) Look East Policy
C) Northern Expansion Policy
D) Southern Export Policy
  • 6. Mahathir Mohamad famously clashed with which international financial figure during the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s?
A) George Soros
B) Larry Fink
C) Jamie Dimon
D) Warren Buffett
  • 7. What is the title of Mahathir Mohamad's autobiography published in 2011?
A) The Mahathir Chronicles
B) A Doctor in The House: The Memoirs of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
C) Malaysia: My Story
D) My Malaysian Journey
  • 8. In 1998, Mahathir Mohamad famously fired his deputy who later became a fierce critic. Who was this deputy?
A) Lim Kit Siang
B) Anwar Ibrahim
C) Najib Razak
D) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
  • 9. Which book authored by Mahathir Mohamad addresses the challenges faced by Muslims in the modern world?
A) The Malay Dilemma
B) The Future of Muslims
C) The Islamic Way of Life
D) The Challenge of Islam
  • 10. Which iconic landmark in Malaysia was initiated by Mahathir Mohamad?
A) Putrajaya Mosque
B) KL Tower
C) Batu Caves Temple
D) Petronas Twin Towers
  • 11. Mahathir Mohamad founded which political party?
A) Democratic Action Party (DAP)
B) People's Justice Party (PKR)
C) Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS)
D) Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu)
  • 12. In 2018, Mahathir Mohamad made a political comeback by leading which coalition to victory in the Malaysian general election?
A) Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
B) United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
C) Pakatan Harapan
D) Barisan Nasional
  • 13. Which international organization did Mahathir Mohamad lead as its Chairman in the 2003-2004 term?
A) United Nations (UN)
B) ASEAN
C) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
D) World Health Organization (WHO)
  • 14. Mahathir served as the Prime Minister of Malaysia for how many years in total?
A) 20 years
B) 30 years
C) 15 years
D) 24 years
  • 15. In which year did Mahathir first enter the parliament of Malaysia?
A) 1964
B) 1970
C) 1981
D) 1998
  • 16. Which major infrastructure project was initiated during Mahathir's first tenure?
A) Putrajaya Development
B) East-West Highway
C) North–South Expressway
D) Kuala Lumpur International Airport
  • 17. What crisis did Malaysia recover from during Mahathir's first tenure?
A) 1973 Oil Crisis
B) 2008 Global Financial Crisis
C) 1985 Stock Market Crash
D) 1997 Asian financial crisis
  • 18. What was the name of the operation in 1987 that involved detaining numerous activists?
A) Operation Midnight
B) Operation Sunrise
C) Operation Lalang
D) Operation Dawn
  • 19. In which year did Mahathir resign from his first tenure as Prime Minister?
A) 1998
B) 2018
C) 2003
D) 2020
  • 20. Which scandal led Mahathir to quit UMNO in 2016?
A) Petroliam Nasional scandal
B) Bank Negara Malaysia scandal
C) Tabung Haji scandal
D) 1MDB corruption scandal
  • 21. What magazine listed Mahathir as one of the world's 100 most influential people in 2019?
A) Time magazine
B) Newsweek
C) Forbes
D) The Economist
  • 22. What was the name of the coalition formed by Mahathir in 2022?
A) Barisan Alternatif
B) Gerakan Tanah Air
C) Muafakat Nasional
D) Perikatan Nasional
  • 23. Which constituency did Mahathir represent when he re-entered parliament in 1974?
A) Pekan
B) Johor Bahru
C) Kubang Pasu
D) Kuala Lumpur
  • 24. What was Mahathir's position before becoming the Prime Minister in 1981?
A) Attorney General
B) Chief Secretary to the Government
C) Minister of Finance
D) Deputy Prime Minister
  • 25. What was Mahathir's stance on IMF prescriptions during the 1997 Asian financial crisis?
A) Rejected all forms of international aid
B) Implemented partial IMF recommendations
C) Diverged from IMF prescriptions
D) Followed IMF prescriptions closely
  • 26. Which political figure did Mahathir fall out with in 1969?
A) Najib Razak
B) Abdul Razak Hussein
C) Tunku Abdul Rahman
D) Hussein Onn
  • 27. What was the major point of political debate in Malaysia sparked by Mahathir's dismissal of Anwar Ibrahim?
A) Reformasi
B) Democracy Drive
C) Justice Initiative
D) Transparency Movement
  • 28. Where was Mahathir Mohamad born?
A) Lorong Kilang Ais, Alor Setar
B) Kuala Lumpur
C) Singapore
D) Penang
  • 29. What was the status of Mahathir's family when he was born?
A) Lower-middle-class
B) Aristocratic
C) Prominent religious or political
D) Wealthy
  • 30. Which sport did Mahathir take up during his school days?
A) Football
B) Badminton
C) Cricket
D) Rugby
  • 31. What business did Mahathir start during the Japanese occupation of Malaya?
A) Repairing bicycles
B) Teaching English
C) Running a bookstore
D) Selling coffee and snacks such as pisang goreng
  • 32. Under what pen name did Mahathir publish an article in The Sunday Times?
A) 'The Penman'
B) 'Det'
C) 'Che Det'
D) 'Mahathir'
  • 33. Where did Mahathir begin his housemanship after graduating from the University of Malaya?
A) Kuala Lumpur General Hospital
B) Alor Setar General Hospital
C) Langkawi General Hospital
D) Penang General Hospital
  • 34. In which year did Mahathir start his housemanship?
A) 1956
B) 1953
C) 1955
D) 1954
  • 35. What was the name of Mahathir's private practice?
A) Maha Klinik
B) Langkawi Medical Center
C) Penang Private Practice
D) Kedah Clinic
  • 36. How much was Mahathir initially paid as a medical officer?
A) MYR 600.00
B) MYR 700.00
C) MYR 500.00
D) MYR 400.00
  • 37. What was Mahathir's salary after his promotion?
A) MYR 900.00
B) MYR 800.00
C) MYR 770.00
D) MYR 1000.00
  • 38. Which island did Mahathir first serve as a stationed doctor?
A) Perlis
B) Jitra
C) Langkawi
D) Penang
  • 39. What type of vehicle did Mahathir own that was chauffeered by a Chinese man?
A) Pontiac Catalina
B) Dodge Charger
C) Chevrolet Impala
D) Ford Mustang
  • 40. What organization did Mahathir serve as President of that focused on tuberculosis?
A) Penang Public Health Organization
B) Malaysia Health Society
C) Kedah Tuberculosis Association
D) Langkawi Medical Association
  • 41. Which ministry did Mahathir establish to promote women's affairs?
A) Women's Affairs Ministry
B) Ministry of Finance
C) Ministry of Education
D) Ministry of Health
  • 42. Who visited Malaysia in September 1993, leading to several memorandums of understanding?
A) Tony Blair
B) John Major
C) David Cameron
D) Margaret Thatcher
  • 43. What was Siti Hasmah's volunteer role?
A) Langkawi Health Volunteers
B) Malaysia Tuberculosis Association
C) Kedah Family Planning Association
D) Penang Public Health Group
  • 44. Which U.S. president did Mahathir meet during his first visit to the United States?
A) George W. Bush
B) Ronald Reagan
C) George H. W. Bush
D) Bill Clinton
  • 45. In which by-election did Mahathir support Amanah and other Pakatan Harapan leaders in 2016?
A) Bukit Gantang by-election
B) Permatang Pauh by-election
C) Sungai Besar by-election
D) Lembah Pantai by-election
  • 46. Which Russian President visited Mahathir in 2005?
A) Dmitry Medvedev.
B) Mikhail Gorbachev.
C) Vladimir Putin.
D) Boris Yeltsin.
  • 47. How many points were listed in the Malaysian Citizens' Declaration?
A) 37 points
B) 25 points
C) 50 points
D) 42 points
  • 48. How many times did Margaret Thatcher visit Kuala Lumpur during her tenure as Prime Minister?
A) Once
B) Never
C) Three times
D) Five times
  • 49. What was the approximate value of the agreements signed during John Major's visit?
A) Several billion ringgit
B) A few million ringgit
C) Less than a billion dollars
D) Hundreds of millions of pounds
  • 50. What did Mahathir persuade Thatcher to introduce for Malaysian students?
A) Student exchange programs
B) Scholarships
C) Free tuition fees
D) Visa exemptions
  • 51. Which Chinese leader did Mahathir meet during his first visit to China in 1985?
A) Deng Xiaoping
B) Jiang Zemin
C) Mao Zedong
D) Hu Jintao
  • 52. Which U.S. vice-president expressed sympathy for the Reformasi movement at an APEC conference in Malaysia?
A) Joe Biden
B) Dick Cheney
C) Dan Quayle
D) Al Gore
  • 53. What was Malaysia's rank in the Press Freedom Index during Mahathir's tenure?
A) Remained unchanged
B) Deteriorated significantly
C) Worsened drastically
D) Improved slightly
  • 54. Which international figure praised the Multimedia Super Corridor project?
A) Steve Jobs.
B) Microsoft chairman Bill Gates.
C) Jeff Bezos.
D) Elon Musk.
  • 55. How did Mahathir transform Swallow Reef?
A) Into a fishing zone
B) Into a tourist destination
C) Into a wildlife sanctuary
D) Into an artificial island with military fortifications.
  • 56. In which year did Mahathir lead a discreet visit to Taiwan with three cabinet ministers?
A) 1988
B) 1993
C) 1997
D) 1984
  • 57. What operation did Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) orchestrate shortly after Mahathir became prime minister?
A) Economic Reclamation
B) The Dawn Raid
C) Project Nationalization
D) Operation Independence
  • 58. Under what pseudonym did Mahathir contribute to The Straits Times?
A) "M.M."
B) "C.H.E. Det"
C) "Dr. M"
D) "The Malay Voice"
  • 59. What was Mahathir's profession before opening Maha Klinik?
A) University professor
B) Government medical officer
C) Hospital administrator
D) Private entrepreneur
  • 60. On what date did Mahathir officially rejoin UMNO?
A) 1 January 1972
B) 7 March 1972
C) 15 August 1972
D) 31 December 1972
  • 61. Which country was the first destination of Mahathir's official overseas visit as Prime Minister?
A) Indonesia
B) Thailand
C) Japan
D) Singapore
  • 62. What campaign did Mahathir lead in response to a disagreement with the United Kingdom over university tuition fees?
A) Buy British Last
B) British Boycott
C) Stop Buying from Britain
D) Reject UK Goods
  • 63. Which reef did Mahathir claim for Malaysia in 1983?
A) Ardasier Reef
B) Swallow Reef
C) Mariveles Reef
D) Investigator Shoal
  • 64. How long was Mahathir's banner of public gratitude?
A) 10 km
B) 5.5 km
C) 3 km
D) 8 km
  • 65. What initiative did Mahathir establish to investigate activities in Iraq, Lebanon, and the Palestinian territories?
A) Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Commission.
B) Global Justice Forum.
C) Human Rights Watch Committee.
D) International Peace Tribunal.
  • 66. How many staff were still being paid for by the Prime Minister's Department at Mahathir's home and office?
A) 21 staff
B) 50 staff
C) 10 staff
D) 30 staff
  • 67. Who succeeded Abdul Razak as Prime Minister after his death?
A) Ghafar Baba
B) Mahathir Mohamad
C) Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
D) Hussein Onn
  • 68. Which rally did Mahathir and Siti Hasmah attend on 30 August 2015?
A) Bersih 3 rally
B) Bersih 4 rally
C) Anti-UMNO protest
D) Malaysia Independence Day rally
  • 69. Which hill did Mahathir reclaim from the British?
A) Penang Hill
B) Kuala Lumpur Peak
C) Mount Kinabalu
D) Carcosa Hill
  • 70. Who was the Minister of Home Affairs considered for deputy prime minister?
A) Mahathir Mohamad
B) Abdul Razak Hussein
C) Ghazali Shafie
D) Hussein Onn
  • 71. What was the name of the bakery co-founded by Mahathir in 2006?
A) Bread Basket.
B) The Loaf.
C) Petronas Patisserie.
D) Kuala Lumpur Bakery.
  • 72. What was Mahathir's message to Third World countries during his final 100 days in office?
A) To focus solely on military strength
B) Advice on nurturing healthy economies.
C) To adopt Western economic models
D) To rely on foreign aid
  • 73. Who challenged Mahathir for UMNO's presidency in 1987?
A) Iskandar
B) Abdul Ghafar Baba
C) Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
D) Musa
  • 74. What was the result of the 1990 Points of Agreement between Malaysia and Singapore?
A) It set terms for developing land for a Rapid Transit System, though disputes continued.
B) It resolved all bilateral issues permanently.
C) It led to the immediate construction of a new railway line.
D) It caused an escalation in tensions between the two countries.
  • 75. When did Mahathir become the chairman of Pakatan Harapan?
A) 1 January 2017
B) 30 August 2017
C) 14 July 2017
D) 31 December 2017
  • 76. What was Mahathir's approach to treating patients who could not afford his fee?
A) Refer them to government clinics
B) Offer free treatment
C) Settle by installments or pay what they had
D) Postpone the treatment
  • 77. Who did Mahathir appoint as deputy prime minister in 1981?
A) Musa Hitam.
B) Anwar Ibrahim.
C) Abdul Samad Ismail.
D) Ghazali Shafie.
  • 78. In what year was Mahathir nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by four NGOs in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
A) 2015
B) 1993
C) 2007
D) 1982
  • 79. Who was announced as Pakatan Harapan's deputy prime ministerial candidate alongside Mahathir in early 2018?
A) Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
B) Anwar Ibrahim
C) Muhyiddin Yassin
D) Najib Razak
  • 80. On what date was BERSATU officially registered?
A) 9 September 2016
B) 15 August 2016
C) 1 January 2016
D) 31 December 2016
  • 81. Which US official defended Anwar Ibrahim as a 'highly respectable leader'?
A) Hillary Clinton
B) Colin Powell
C) Madeleine Albright
D) Condoleezza Rice
  • 82. What did Mahathir promise to the protesting workers at Pekan Nanas?
A) Immediate wage increase
B) Closure of the factory
C) Dismissal of management
D) To review their grievances
  • 83. Which Malaysian university conducted air pollution research in Antarctica?
A) National University of Malaysia.
B) Malaysia University of Science and Technology.
C) University of Kuala Lumpur.
D) Universiti Malaya.
  • 84. How many times did Nelson Mandela visit Malaysia during Mahathir's tenure as prime minister?
A) Four times
B) Twice
C) Once
D) Thrice
  • 85. What was the name officially given to the Malaysian flag during the 40th Independence Day celebration?
A) 'Bendera Malaysia'.
B) 'Merdeka'.
C) 'Jalur Gemilang'.
D) 'Negaraku'.
  • 86. How many Malaysian students were affected by the abolition of tuition fee subsidies in the UK?
A) Nearly 25,000
B) Approximately 17,000
C) Around 10,000
D) Over 30,000
  • 87. In which year did Mahathir announce his plan to rejoin UMNO?
A) 1972
B) 1971
C) 1974
D) 1973
  • 88. Which type of business did Mahathir invest in to help Malay businessmen?
A) Textile manufacturing
B) Fishing industry
C) Property development
D) Automobile production
  • 89. In which year did Malaysia host the Commonwealth Games?
A) 2000
B) 2002
C) 2004
D) 1998
  • 90. In which year did Mahathir Mohamad call for Prime Minister Najib Razak to resign due to the 1MDB scandal?
A) 2015
B) 2017
C) 2016
D) 2018
  • 91. What did Mahathir implement during his tenure as Minister for Education?
A) Abolition of primary education
B) Free education for all
C) A new school curriculum
D) Compulsory military service in schools
  • 92. Which U.S. First Lady was the first to visit Malaysia?
A) Michelle Obama
B) Hillary Clinton
C) Nancy Reagan
D) Laura Bush
  • 93. What was one of the industries Mahathir invested in besides property development?
A) Tin mining
B) Palm oil production
C) Tea farming
D) Rubber plantations
  • 94. What major health event did Mahathir experience in early 1989?
A) He underwent knee surgery.
B) He was diagnosed with cancer.
C) He suffered a heart attack.
D) He had a stroke.
  • 95. How many workers protested at the government factory Mahathir visited?
A) 100
B) 50
C) 300
D) Over 200
  • 96. Which Malaysian was the first astronaut to travel to the International Space Station?
A) Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
B) Lim Kit Siang
C) Datuk Seri Najib Razak
D) Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
  • 97. What was the name of the peace agreement initiated by Mahathir with the Communist Party of Malaya?
A) The Sepang Settlement.
B) The Kuala Lumpur Agreement.
C) The Putrajaya Peace Accord.
D) The Hat Yai peace accords.
  • 98. What type of station did Mahathir invest in as a franchise?
A) Train station
B) Bus station
C) Petrol station
D) Airport terminal
  • 99. What major infrastructure project did Mahathir initiate to model after Silicon Valley?
A) The Sepang Innovation District.
B) The Putrajaya Information Hub.
C) The Multimedia Super Corridor.
D) The Kuala Lumpur Tech Park.
  • 100. Which year did Mahathir visit China multiple times, including twice in that year?
A) 1996
B) 2001
C) 1985
D) 1993
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