Charismatic political leadership and Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's Malaysia: power, control, stability and defence

• Main Authors: Temiz, Suleyman, Islam, Arshad
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2019
• Subjects: JA Political science (General); JF1338 Public administration; JF251 Executive. Heads of state
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/77086/1/77086_Charismatic%20political%20leadership.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/77086/2/77086_Charismatic%20political%20leadership_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/77086/3/77086_Charismatic%20political%20leadership-WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/77086/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/1430/868

Prior to his renewed incumbency, as the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad (b. 1925) was able to remain in power for a more prolonged period compared to his predecessors. He was actively involved in galvanizing political action immediately after the independence of Malaysia and did...