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Letter of Transmittal

24th November, 2014

Sutapa Bhattacharjee

Assistant Professor

Institute of Business Administration

University of Dhaka

Subject: Letter of transmittal for the course term-paper

Dear Madam,

We have prepared this formal report as part of our Business Ethics and Leadership

coursework. The title of our paper is “Mahathir Mohamad – An Analysis”. The report has

been prepared under your supervision and thereby, no part of it can or will be revealed to any

external bodies unless and until you permit otherwise. We certify to you that the paper has

never been and neither will it ever be, reproduced for any other course.

We hope that we have been able to fulfill the course requirements successfully through

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your eyes, we would appreciate it very much if you notify us and help us get rid of our

mistakes.

Yours sincerely,

Sarwath Hafiz Mumu (Roll: 70)

Sahila Sanzana (Roll : 86)

Jannatul Fatima Orni (Roll:89)

Gazi Md Junaid Hossein (Roll: 92)

Md. Faiyaz Hussain (Roll: 94)

Nakibul Hoq (Roll: 100)

 

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than any oth

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pulation.

culture and n

a income do

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ng for many

aking Malay

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s over the ag

tiary educati

sia, we feel

nalyze his le

aws of char

ernment of M

her prime m

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which raise

s. In 1991

hat the count

ccelerate M

natural resou

oubled from

will achieve

most 8.5 pe

more years.

ysia the 18th

cording to th

ge of 6 who

ion increasin

1

that it is

eadership

racter and

Malaysia.

minister in

rivatizing

ed money

Mahathir

try would

Malaysia’s

urces and

m 1990 to

this goal,

rcent per

By 1997

h biggest

he World

o attended

ng from 1

1

2 2

Leader

Dr

extremel

investme

worldwid

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family w

moderniz

preservin

traditiona

amounts

meets Is

epitomiz

for his co

bureaucr

the 4.30

example

for lunch

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clean city

him.

On

the comm

only way

scholarsh

innate e

ensured

him.

Critica

Sin

concepts

new valu

of these

instrume

employe

rship trai

r Mahathir’s

ly action-ori

ent into prim

de and has m

is self-confid

with low soc

zed through

ng Malay h

al Malay v

to $2.2 bil

slamic arch

zed the powe

ountry. For

racy, he him

pm clock-o

by switchin

h or leaves f

example is

e frequent tr

y. All these

ne of the mo

mon man. H

y to prospe

hips, jobs, b

xtroverted,

that he coul

al Analysi

nce Dr. Ma

s, and imple

ues and beha

were targete

ent for the m

es in the civ

ts exhibit

s character d

iented and

mary and sec

made Malay

dence comp

cio-economi

h methods th

heritage can

village of K

llion to the

hitecture and

er of “leader

example, w

mself set the

out time. In

ng on the lig

for home and

that he him

rips around

also show h

ost importan

Having been

erity is deve

benefits, real

outspoken

ld manipula

is of Dr. M

ahathir cam

emented new

avioral chara

ed at shapin

modernizatio

vil service.

ted by Dr

demonstrate

possesses m

condary edu

sia a global

plements his

c status, he

hat are unco

n be seen in

Kampung Ba

Malaysian

d Eastern t

rship by exa

when he intro

example by

his attempt

ghts in his o

d never allo

mself got inv

the city in a

his eagernes

nt points ab

n born and g

elopment o

l estate etc s

nature, in

ate people to

Mahathir

me to power

w techniques

acteristics am

ng the public

n of Malays

Mahathi

es an enorm

massive job

ucation will

center for e

s pride as M

understood

onventional a

n everywhe

aru in cente

administrat

technologic

ample”, visio

oduced the p

leaving his

t to encoura

office himsel

wing his off

volved in un

an effort to m

ss or drive t

out his char

grown up in

f the lower

o that devel

combinatio

o his cause m

Mohama

r, he issued

s and styles

mong civil s

c bureaucrac

sia by chang

ir Moham

mous commi

-relevant kn

reshape the

xcellence in

Malay. The o

d that moder

and more cu

ere in Mala

er Kuala Lu

tive center

al efficienc

on, creativit

punch card a

office betw

age civil ser

lf and switc

ffice assistan

dertaking ef

make Kuala

o make subt

racter is that

n an unprivi

r and middl

opment foll

on with an

more easily

ad’s Actio

d many pol

s of manage

servants and

cy into an ef

ging the beh

mad

itment to ge

nowledge. H

e future for t

n education.

only son and

rn Malaysia

ulture-centri

aysia today,

umpur who

of Putrajaya

cy. Through

ty and insigh

and clock-in

ween 6.30 an

rvants to sa

ching them o

nt to switch o

fforts to bea

a Lumpur th

tle changes

t he underst

ileged class,

le classes. F

owed a bott

unmatched

y than many

ons

icy stateme

ement which

d the entire s

fficient, dyn

avior, attitud

et things don

His insight

the Malays

d educated c

must be un

ic. His enthu

be it the

ose real esta

a, where m

h these pro

ht into a bet

n system in t

nd 7.00 pm, w

ave energy,

off when he

on the lights

autify Kuala

he most beau

in the peop

tood the me

, he realized

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tom-up appr

d personal c

other leade

ents, introdu

h attempted

society at lar

namic and p

des and valu

ne. He is

into how

is lauded

child of a

nified and

usiasm in

restricted

ate worth

modernism

ojects, he

tter future

the public

well after

he set an

went out

s for him.

Lumpur.

utiful and

le around

entality of

d that the

e created

oach. His

charisma,

ers before

uced new

to infuse

rge. Most

roductive

ues of the

On

skepticis

private s

which is

servants

While D

civil serv

diplomat

held in e

Servants

Minister

Ac

policies

imitate th

the Asian

This was

Malaysia

countries

Dr. Mah

social sta

lauding

Western

democra

situation

Dr

Mahathir

governm

and Publ

Mahathir

Western

stability.

politics

contribu

Th

developm

wanted t

cultural

most use

ne of the ma

sm about th

sector could

s why the p

openly in p

Dr. Mahathir'

vants though

tically. As c

early 1984 b

to discuss t

and civil se

ccording to

of Korea an

he Western

n value of c

s one of the

a which oft

s believe in

hathir menti

ability, “Wi

individual r

pressure

atization is

n, they can th

r. Mahathir

r’s governm

ment also exe

lications Act

r governme

powers, ar

Mahathir a

should be c

te to the pub

hough all of

ment, it can

the control o

argument o

eful ideolog

ain reasons

he diligence

d play a mor

privatization

public in the

's criticisms

ht that such

criticism of

etween the P

the matter an

ervants bega

his “Look E

nd Japan. In

culture and

collectivism

keys used t

ten fought

the idea of

ioned that M

ithout autho

rights, will

on develop

intended to

hreaten and c

also stated

ment exploite

ercised its po

t, and to con

ent was of

re a hindra

argued that t

curbed as th

blic good”.

f the these w

be also inf

of Malaysia

f collectivis

gies” in mou

for these ad

e and efficie

re significan

n policy wa

e developme

s had some e

criticisms s

civil servan

Prime Minis

nd it was aft

n to improv

East Policy”

n addition, h

d rather Asia

should be u

to bring abo

against each

f strong gov

Malaysians

ority and sta

fragment a

ping count

cause “ins

control us”.

d that, “The

ed these reas

ower to stre

ntrol the loca

the view th

ance to the

the activitie

hey “…clea

were shown

ferred that M

to be all to h

sm and resp

unting a def

dministrative

ency of the

nt role in th

as executed.

ent of the n

elements of

should not h

nts became in

ster and mem

fter this dialo

e.

” he aimed

he also beli

ans should a

upheld rathe

out harmony

h other in

vernment, no

should resp

ability there

and become

tries, includ

stability, eco

e people wh

sons to legit

engthen the m

al media com

hat human r

country’s

es of movem

arly aim to

n as steps ta

Mahathir wa

himself. The

pecting auth

fence and b

e reforms an

e civil serva

he country's

. He often

nation which

f truth and w

have been m

ncreasingly

mbers of the

ogue that the

at following

eved that it

abide by the

er than the

y and peace

the past. H

ot limited g

pect authorit

e can be no

e more diso

ding Malay

onomic dec

ho control

timize its co

media laws,

mpanies as w

rights activ

economic d

ments in civi

weaken go

aken to resi

as to a large

e most distu

ority is that

ringing abo

nd programs

ants. Dr. M

economy th

criticized th

h upset a go

were justifiab

made publicly

apparent, a

e Associatio

e relationshi

g the techno

was not ne

cultural val

Western va

among the v

He argued th

government

ty because

civility, eve

rdered.” M

ysia, over

cline and po

the media

ntrol over t

particularly

well as forei

vists and NG

developmen

il society th

overnment a

st the hindr

e extent auto

urbing use, o

t it is often

out internatio

s was Dr. M

Mahathir beli

han the pub

he roles of

ood number

ble, many c

y, but comm

an open dialo

on of Malays

ip between t

ological dev

ecessary to

lues of Asia

lue of indiv

various ethn

hat people

or state min

authority g

en a Wester

Mahathir clai

human rig

overty. Wit

control our

the local me

y the Printin

ign publicat

GOs were a

nt and jeopa

hat tend to m

authority an

rances in th

ocratic and

or rather abu

used as “o

onal acquie

3

Mahathir’s

ieved the

lic sector

the civil

of them.

ritics and

municated

ogue was

sian Civil

the Prime

velopment

follow or

a and that

vidualism.

nicities of

in Asian

nimalism.

uarantees

rn society

imed that

ghts and

th such a

r minds”

edia. The

ng Presses

tions. The

agents of

ardize its

meddle in

nd do not

e path of

therefore

use, of the

ne of the

scence in

3

4 4

state rep

argue th

autocrati

Ma

anyone.

his leade

someone

his boss”

leadershi

flouted c

his once

corruptio

An

119 peop

Act. Mah

Most of

Kit Siang

were a lo

explanati

has its m

acceptab

Th

them wa

Barisan

tendering

between

from the

crisis. Be

to $100 b

Al

criticism

anti-Sem

common

due to la

Jews out

for them.

on behal

had emp

pression and

hat strong au

ic rule in the

ahathir, like

For instance

ership, Maha

e who sits in

”. The UMN

ip challenge

cultural unde

close friend

on.

nother exam

ple without

hathir argue

the detaine

g, and nine

ot of impedim

ions about v

merits, exerc

ble.

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as the ambit

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g process.

contractors

e Sarawak ju

esides this,

billion dolla

ll throughou

m for his outs

mitic comme

nly quoted to

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t of 12 millio

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d thereby bu

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e many other

e, in the gen

athir remind

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NO’s perma

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mple of Dr. M

charge in th

ed that the d

es were pro

of his fellow

ments for th

various refo

cising it to

number of

tious Bakun

government

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s, and oppos

ungle. Work

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ars.

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spoken natur

ents all thro

o have rebuk

ovation and

on. But toda

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uropean Unio

ressions tha

uttressing th

merely a ju

ntries.

r leaders, di

neral assemb

ded his audie

committee o

anent chair

mally permi

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eputy Prime

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he police ope

detentions w

ominent opp

w MPs. All

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orms during

an extent o

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n Dam in Sa

selected a

ct subseque

sition from

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oughout his

ked the Mus

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ay the Jews r

condemned

on, Italian F

t were grav

he power of

ustification b

d not like th

bly of UMN

ence that “ac

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itted in the

nsing a poss

e Minister A

exercise of a

eration code

ere necessar

position activ

in all, we ca

n and the ge

the governm

of taking aw

ial developm

arawak. To

head contr

ently suffere

the 10,000

m was even

been accuse

and even w

e to go wher

career and

slim nations

governance

rule this wo

d by several

Foreign Min

vely offensiv

f autocratic

by Asian le

he idea of be

NO in 1996

ccording to

o challenge

r made the

party’s con

ible contend

Anwar Ibrahi

autocracy w

enamed "Lal

ry to preven

vists, includ

an easily say

eneral people

ment of Dr.

way the rig

ments durin

deliver the

ractor close

ed from en

residents w

ntually suspe

d of illegall

well after, M

re others do

d continued

for falling

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rld by proxy

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nister Franc

ve, very stro

government

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after wardin

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another wh

same point,

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was the arrest

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y from these

e to raise the

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ended due to

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to reiterate

behind their

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om the West

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ts. Many cr

as Dr. Ma

ned or chall

ng off a cha

ition it is im

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ctually to m

le, Mahathir

harges of sod

ting and det

the Internal

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der of the D

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athir’s tenur

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that there

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financial

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ace harsh

n to make

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influence

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charisma

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example

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s:

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rrupt man.

Mahathir. W

s of toleranc

uch commen

le of Dr. M

ssify his lea

nt ideologie

leaders: tra

dern Malays

nomies. In

value, inste

cession, Dr

hodox techn

ts and oppo

just some o

class Mala

mic and so

anipulative.

exhibited the

reforms in w

early comm

thir seemed

o a lot of d

eady stated

he has taken

papers, impr

hathir’s rep

ally accepted

ately that in

for his auto

mic developm

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t, I cannot

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ce, dialogue

nts as that m

Mahathir

adership sty

es and prim

ansformation

sia challeng

1998, when

ad of looki

r. Mohamad

nique of se

osition at bo

of the exam

ay derived

ocial develo

e transactio

which the ex

municated a

to have car

detail of var

d earlier Dr

n the right

risoning tho

pressive poli

d that Mala

ncludes both

ocratic style

ment of the

Modernizatio

accept alle

people are n

t a major m

and unders

may affect the

Mohama

le into broa

mary amon

nal, transact

ged the statu

n the Asian

ing towards

d successfu

elective ex

oth home an

mples of his

inspiration

opment of

onal leadersh

xpectations

along with

rried out an

rious projec

r. Mahathir

decision, h

ousands of

itical system

aysia would

h the good,

e of leadersh

e country, M

on). Former

egations tha

never brave

otivation fo

tanding'. It i

e ideals of th

ad

adly one cla

ng them ar

tional and a

us quo that A

economic c

s the IMF l

lly pulled h

change con

nd abroad, t

transforma

n from the

the Malay

hip style. Th

from the ci

the associ

n active man

cts and kept

r was also

he paid no h

opponent p

m.

d not be wh

, and the ba

hip and anti

Mahathir has

r Law Mini

at Dr Mah

e enough to

or him. He o

is inexcusab

hose who fo

ass of leader

re the one

autocratic le

Asian natio

crisis devalu

like the res

his country

ntrol. Desp

this approa

ational leade

ex-prime m

s. He was,

his can be s

ivil servant

iated rewar

nagement d

t an eye on

autocratic

heed to any

political acti

hat it is tod

ad. Mahathi

-Semitism;

s been grant

ister Zaid I

hathir perso

o speak as l

only craves p

ble for a pers

llow him.

rship. It is a

es employe

eadership sty

ons must em

uated the M

st of the de

back into t

ite the bac

ch garnered

ership. Eve

minister’s v

, at the sam

seen in the c

ts and the ci

rd and pun

during his te

n the progre

to a large

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day of were

ir has been

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ted the soub

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