How tall is Mahathir Mohamad?

Mahathir Mohamad's listed height is 170 cm (5'7").

About Mahathir Mohamad

Mahathir Mohamad is a Malaysian politician, physician and author, born on 10 July 1925 in Alor Setar. He grew up there, did well at school and became a physician. His political career has spanned more than 75 years, beginning in the 1940s with protests over citizenship policies in the Malayan Union.

Mahathir became active in UMNO and entered parliament in 1964 as the Member of Parliament for Kota Setar Selatan. In 1970 he released the book The Malay Dilemma. He re-entered parliament through the Kubang Pasu constituency, serving as Minister of Education from 1974 to 1978 and Minister of Trade and Industry from 1978 to 1981. He became deputy prime minister in 1976 and was sworn in as prime minister in 1981.

At a listed 170 cm (5'7"), Mahathir served as the fourth and seventh prime minister of Malaysia, from 1981 to 2003 and again from 2018 to 2020. He is the country's longest-serving prime minister, with a cumulative total of 24 years, and was granted the title Father of Modernisation.

Frequently asked

How tall is Mahathir Mohamad in feet and inches? Mahathir Mohamad is 5'7" tall, which is 170 cm, 66.9 inches or 1.70 m.

Sources

• Mahathir Mohamad on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Mahathir Mohamad on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 170 cm.
• Mahathir Mohamad on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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