i need details about prime minster of malaysia who contributed alot towards ASEAN.?

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i need help about the prime minister of malaysia who contributed the MOST towards the ASEAN(with an "E" not "I"
and details about his ativities and alot of info about him. you can also write the website of this info and ill see to it. i really need the help of you guys. pls n its urgent. thx for reading

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Dato' Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi (born 26 November 1939 in Kepala Batas, Penang) is the Prime Minister of Malaysia.[1] Prime Minister Abdullah is also the President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest political party in Malaysia, and leads the governing Barisan Nasional Parliamentary coalition. He is informally known as Pak Lah. He succeeded Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad.

After Mahathir sacked Anwar Ibrahim he appointed Abdullah Deputy Prime Minister. Abdullah succeeded Mahathir as Prime Minister in 2003. Abdullah's administration has been characterized by controversies concerning the independence of Parliament and the reduction of fuel subsidies. Although Abdullah initially pledged to eradicate political corruption, which some critics felt had plagued Mahathir's premiership, it has been argued that after Abdullah's victory in the 2004 general election, progress in fighting corruption and cronyism significantly eroded.

In 2005 Mahathir began challenging Abdullah on a number of issues, such as the protection of Proton, the flagship national car manufacturer, and the distribution of approved permits for importing foreign-manufactured vehicles. Later in 2006, Mahathir asserted that Abdullah had betrayed his trust, citing the projects and policies which Mahathir introduced but Abdullah scrapped, such as the construction of a bridge linking Malaysia and Singapore which would replace the existing causeway.