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Mahathir Mohamad
vsscience · Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003, 2018–2020) · politician
Barack Obama
politics · President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 · politician
Public office comparison
Mahathir Mohamad leads 2–1 on 3 scored measures.
Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.
Time in public office
- 33 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once20 yrs
- 10Offices held4
- 22 yrsLongest single term8 yrs
- 1972In office since1997
- United Malays National Organisation, Malaysian United Indigenous Party, Homeland Fighter Party, Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia, independent politician, independent politicianPartyDemocratic Party
Recognition
- 6Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees18
- 31State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored2
- 3Honorary doctorates3
Same awards
Awards both have received at least once.
- 31State order2
- 3Honorary doctorate3
Profile
- 101Age65
- 10 July 1925Born4 August 1961
- Alor SetarBirthplaceKapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
- Unfederated Malay States, Federation of Malaya, MalaysiaNationalityUnited States
- politician, physician, writerKnown aspolitician, lawyer, political writer
- 68 yrsCareer span55 yrs
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 140Entries197
- 0Quotes30
- 138Records155
- 2Reported claimsThird-party claims, shown with their rating12
- 2026Newest entry2026
Career counts come from each figure’s Wikipedia honours section and Wikidata claims. A dash means the source is silent; a zero means the source lists none.