Meet Mahathir Mohamad’s Kids: Mukhriz, Marina, Mokhzani, Melinda, Mazhar, Mirzan, & Maizura Mahathir

Mahathir bin Mohamad, widely known as Mahathir Mohamad, is a Malaysian physician, politician and author who served as the country’s fourth and seventh prime minister, first from 1981 to 2003 and again from 2018 to 2020.

He is the father of seven children, four biological and three adopted: Marina, Mirzan, Mokhzani, Mukhriz, Melinda, Mazhar and Maizura.

Mahathir was born on July 10, 1925 (officially recorded as December 20, 1925) in Alor Setar, Kedah, and is 101 years old. The youngest of nine siblings, he is Malay with paternal Indian ancestry and is a Muslim.

His father, Mohamad Iskandar, was the first Malay headmaster of the Government English School in Alor Setar, later renamed Sultan Abdul Hamid College, and his mother was Wan Tempawan Wan Hanapi. His siblings include Omar Mohamad, Mustaffa Mohamad, Murad Mohamad, Habsah Mohamad, Rafeah Mohamad, Mashahor Mohamad, Johora Mohamad and Mahadi Mohamad.

Mahathir attended Sultan Abdul Hamid College before entering the King Edward VII College of Medicine in Singapore in 1947 as a government scholar, graduating in 1953. He worked as a government doctor and later in private practice before rising through UMNO, and he wrote The Malay Dilemma in 1970.

Mahathir married Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali on August 5, 1956, after meeting her in 1947 as a fellow medical student. She was his only wife, and no other relationships are publicly documented. The marriage lasted 70 years, ending when Siti Hasmah died at the age of 100 on September 28, 2026, at the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur.

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Mahathir stands about 173 cm (5 feet 8 inches), although this height is not officially confirmed. His net worth is between $500 million and $1 billion.

Mukhriz Mahathir

Mukhriz bin Mahathir is a Malaysian politician and the founding president of the Homeland Fighters Party, known as Pejuang. Mahathir is his youngest biological child and third son.

Mukhriz was born on November 25, 1964, in Alor Setar, Kedah, and is 61 years old. He studied at Sophia University and Boston University.

He held business roles at Opcom Holdings before entering politics through UMNO, then left with his father in 2016 to help found Bersatu. He served as Menteri Besar of Kedah twice, and he is the only one of the seven children active in politics.

Mukhriz is married to Norzieta Zakaria. Their eldest child, Meera Alyanna Mukhriz, known as Ally, married Ezran Daud Cheah in 2020. His net worth is not publicly documented.

Marina Mahathir

Marina binti Mahathir, known as Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir, is a Malaysian activist, writer and columnist. To Mahathir, she is the eldest child and only biological daughter.

Marina was born on May 11, 1957, in Alor Setar, Kedah, and is 69 years old. She attended Sultan Abdul Hamid College, studied at the University of Sussex and completed a master’s degree in biography and creative non-fiction with distinction at the University of East Anglia in 2019.

She led the Malaysian AIDS Council as president from 1993 to 2005, served on the board of Sisters in Islam from 2010 to 2016 and founded the women’s travel platform Zafigo. Her memoir, The Apple and the Tree, was published in 2021, and France made her a Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur in 2016.

Marina was previously married to Didier Roussille, and they have a daughter, Ineza Roussille. She is now married to Indonesian photographer Tara Sosrowardoyo, and she has four children in total. Her net worth is not publicly documented.

Mokhzani Mahathir

Mokhzani bin Mahathir is a Malaysian businessman best known for his role in the oil and gas industry. To Mahathir, he is the third child and second son.

Mokhzani was born on January 17, 1961, in Alor Setar, Kedah, and is 65 years old. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering at the University of Tulsa. He worked as a petroleum engineer before founding Kencana Petroleum, which merged with SapuraCrest in 2012 to form SapuraKencana Petroleum, now Sapura Energy.

He also chaired the Sepang International Circuit, led Opcom Group until 2019 and once held a senior post in Kedah UMNO before leaving politics.

Mokhzani is married to businesswoman Mastisa Mohamed, and they have five children. Forbes has placed his net worth between $380 million and $1.2 billion across different editions of its Malaysia rich list.

Melinda Mahathir

Melinda Mahathir is the first of the three children Mahathir and Siti Hasmah adopted. Mahathir considers her an adopted daughter, taken into the family in 1960.

Melinda married in 1982 and has daughters, according to a family interview published in 2003. Her date of birth, education, profession and net worth are not publicly documented.

Mazhar Mahathir

Mazhar Mahathir is the only adopted son of Mahathir, brought into the family in 1983 alongside his sister Maizura. He and Maizura are the two youngest of the seven children.

Mazhar has kept a low public profile compared with his siblings. His date of birth, education, profession, marital status and net worth are not publicly documented.

Mirzan Mahathir

Mirzan bin Mahathir is a Malaysian businessman and corporate executive. Mahathir is the second child and eldest son.

Mirzan was born on November 26, 1958, in Alor Setar, Kedah, and is 67 years old. He attended Sultan Abdul Hamid College and worked at IBM and Salomon Brothers before joining the board of Konsortium Logistik Berhad in 1992. He served as its executive chairman until 2007, then became chairman and executive president of Crescent Capital.

Mirzan is married to Jane Hint Husainy Abdullah, and they have four children. Asiaweek valued his public-company holdings at more than $880 million in the 1990s, and he later declared assets of about RM246 million (approximately $52 million) to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.

Maizura Mahathir

Maizura Mahathir is the youngest of the three adopted children and Mahathir‘s youngest daughter. To Mahathir, she is an adopted daughter, taken into the family in 1983 with her brother Mazhar.

Maizura also keeps her private life out of the spotlight. Her date of birth, education, profession, marital status and net worth are not publicly documented.

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