context: PROTON (short for National Automobile Company Sdn. Bhd.) Is a Malaysian car manufacturer that was founded in 1983 at the initiative of the then Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohammad. [1] Proton is the first car manufacturer in Malaysia. Proton initially used technology from a Japanese company, Mitsubishi, but now has also succeeded in developing its own technology.
question: Who is the founder of Proton?
answers.text: Mahathir Mohammad