Editing Mahathir Mohamad (section)

== Trivia ==
# The differences that set him apart from the other six prime minister is he was not born into the aristocracy or a prominent religious or political family. Tunku Abdul Rahman, Abdul Razak and Hussein Onn were members of the royalty or had royal ancestry, as is Abdul Razak's son Najib Razak. Abdullah Badawi's father and grandfather were prominent religious figures. Muhyiddin Yassin's father was Islamic theologian and cleric based in Muar, Johor.
# Mahathir became the oldest currently serving state leader in the world (aged 92 years, 304 days at the time). At the time of his resignation in 2020, he was the oldest currently-serving state leader.
# He was the first prime minister to serve from two different parties and on non-consecutive terms.
# He was the only prime minister of Malaysia that served twice.