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Mahathir Mohamad
vsscience · Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003, 2018–2020) · politician
Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 · politician · autobiographer
Public office comparison
Mahathir Mohamad leads 2–1 on 6 scored measures, 3 tied.
Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.
Time in public office
- 33 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once5 yrs
- 10Offices held3
- 22 yrsLongest single term5 yrs
- 1972In office since1994
- United Malays National Organisation, Malaysian United Indigenous Party, Homeland Fighter Party, Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia, independent politician, independent politicianPartyAfrican National Congress, South African Communist Party
Recognition
- 6Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees24
- 31State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored12
- 3Honorary doctorates4
Same awards
Awards both have received at least once.
- 31State order12
- 3Honorary doctorate4
- 1Al-Gaddafi International PrizeCounted from Wikidata, which can be incomplete1
- 1Jawaharlal Nehru AwardCounted from Wikidata, which can be incomplete1
- 1Nishan-e-PakistanCounted from Wikidata, which can be incomplete1
Profile
- 101Age95
- 10 July 1925Born18 July 1918
- Alor SetarBirthplaceMvezo
- Unfederated Malay States, Federation of Malaya, MalaysiaNationalitySouth Africa
- politician, physician, writerKnown aspolitician, autobiographer, lawyer
- 68 yrsCareer span27 yrs
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 140Entries211
- 0Quotes47
- 138Records150
- 2Reported claimsThird-party claims, shown with their rating14
- 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.