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The Independent UK · Apr 15

Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad says he has lost control of legs after fall

Veteran leader, 100, suffered hip fracture and head injury after fall in January

The Independent UK · Apr 15

Family of Malaysian ex-leader Mahathir says broken hip serious but not life-threatening

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is recovering from a broken right hip after a fall

The Independent UK · Jan 7

Nearing 100, Malaysian Ex-PM Mahathir Blasts 'Old World' Trump

Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad is giving President Donald Trump three months before his fellow Americans force him to rethink his stringent global tariff strategy, accusing the US leader of "living in an old world".

International Business Times · May 9, 2025

Former Malaysian leader Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who extended political freedoms, dies at 85

A hospital in Kuala Lumpur says former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has died aged 85

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025

Malaysian billionaire tycoon Ananda Krishnan dies at age 86

Ananda Krishnan, one of Malaysia’s richest tycoons with a vast business empire including telecommunications, media, petroleum and real estate, has died

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2024

35 years after The Satanic Verses controversy, newly unearthed letters reveal some uncomfortable truths

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is famous for his forthright statements to other world leaders. In March 1989, Mahathir wrote a letter to then UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that was blunt even by his standards. Unlike a lot of his angry letters, this one wasn’t published.

The Conversation · Nov 14, 2024

Malaysia’s ex-leader Mahathir, 99, discharged from hospital

Southeast Asian country’s longest-serving prime minister had been hospitalised for a respiratory infection.

Al Jazeera · Oct 29, 2024

Joe Biden too old to be US president? Not for Malaysians

Age is not an issue for politicians or voters of Malaysia, where Mahathir Mohamad served as prime minister at 92.

Al Jazeera · Jul 21, 2024

Malaysia’s Mahathir denies corruption, says most of his money ‘now gone’

Elder statesman challenges Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to prove that he used time in office for personal enrichment.

Al Jazeera · Jun 12, 2024