Malaysia’s longest-serving Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad was named the recipient of the 2012 Rafik Hariri UN-Habitat Memorial Award in Paris on June 25, recognizing leadership, statesmanship and good governance. The Award’s Steering Committee announced the winner after an international jury selected Dr. Mahathir over other nominations from Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, the United States, Canada, El Salvador, Nicaragua, India, Bangladesh, the UK, Japan and the Philippines.