Up to eight dimensions of tenure contribution
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Mahathir Mohamad is a former Prime Minister of Malaysia, from the United Malays National Organisation.
Mahathir Mohamad holds a moderate Legacy Rating of 67 out of 100. It is a derived blend of sourced leadership dimensions — governance, communication, diplomacy and others — never an estimate.
Mahathir Mohamad's strongest leadership dimension is Economy (90/100); the weakest is Politics (41/100), ranked from the leadership radar.
V-Dem V-Party — economic left–right (v2pariglef, expert-coded), medium confidence, party position coded 2018.
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Strongest on economy — sharpest weakness politics.
The story
Mahathir Mohamad served as Prime Minister of Malaysia. Mahathir Mohamad holds a moderate Legacy Rating of 67 out of 100. Their standout dimension is Economy (90/100).
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No sourced crisis signal. The World Bank GDP, UCDP battle-death and WGI political-stability series that drive this score don't cover this leader's mandate years.
Polarized profile — 49-point spread from Economy to Politics.
Country scores are blended with live World Bank data where available. Difficulty reflects the structural challenge of governing this nation — not the leader's individual performance.
Polarized profile — 49-point spread from Economy to Politics. No archetype rule matches that shape. This is a reading of the sourced stats — not a data gap.
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Economic stewardship, growth, and macro stability
State management and policy execution capacity
Political coalition-building and governability
Strategic foresight and long-term reform capacity
External conditions during tenure
Perceived transparency and anti-corruption track record