Marina binti Mahathir is the daughter and eldest child of the 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia

Prime Minister of Malaysia

The Prime Minister of Malaysia is the indirectly elected head of government of Malaysia. He is officially appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the head of state, who in HM's judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the members of that House of Representatives , the...

, Tun Mahathir Mohammad. She is well known as a leader in many non-governmental organizations such as the Malaysian AIDS Foundation and is currently an active socio-political blogger. She also writes a bi-weekly column in The Star

The Star (Malaysia)

The Star is an English-language, tabloid-format newspaper in Malaysia. It is the largest in terms of circulation in Malaysia, according to the . It has a daily circulation of between 290,000 to 300,000...

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Marina has called for an end to discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Marina has 3 children and is married to an Indonesian professional photographer, Tara Sosrowardoyo.

She graduated from the University of Sussex

University of Sussex

The University of Sussex is an English public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. The University received its Royal Charter in August 1961....

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She will be appearing in Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's Documentary releasing late 09'with the rest of the members of the Mahathir Family.

External links

• Rantings by MM - Personal Blog
• The Star Online: Columnists
• http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/03/world/asia/03iht-mahathir.html&OQ=_rQ3D1&OP=774c7a2dQ2FQ27Q3EQ23!Q27kQ2FQ20YQ5DQ2FQ2FEmQ27mFFQ3BQ27FQ3BQ27FoQ27Q3EQ2FQ5D4kQ27zYAzQ27FoAhEQ2AgzhzEhAQ5DIhEg4"Mahathir's daughter makes her own mark