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There are many boxes to tick for leaders, true leaders that is. They are visionary and unafraid to do the right thing. They set direction, a road map if you will, for the team, organisation, or even a nation for that matter.
Leaders have management skills, they use to guide, encourage and show by example. They not only talk the talk, they walk the walk. Most importantly, discipline, initiative and sense of responsibility are all qualities a true leader displays.
Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad possesses all of these traits. Indeed, in his tenure as Prime Minister 1981-2003, he reformed the country from commodity dependent into one of the most dynamic developing nations. He reengineered the country's landscape, built key and critical infrastructure, expanded the country's manufacturing capabilities, developed institutions for Islamic banking