August 17, 2026 12:39 am (IST)
Mahathir
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir hospitalised
Kuala Lumpur/UNI/Xinhua: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been hospitalised, a spokesman from his office said Saturday.
The 96-year-old is being treated at the National Heart Institute's cardiac care unit, the spokesman said in a brief statement.
Mahathir served as the Prime Minister for two terms: between 1981 and 2003 and from 2018 to 2020.
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