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Mahathir Mohamad is the former prime minister of Malaysia. A trained doctor, he had two stints in power - the first from 1981 to 2003 when he led the Barisan Nasional ruling coalition and the second from 2018 to February 24, 2020, when he was backed by the Pakatan Harapan ruling coalition. Mahathir had joined forces with his on-again, off-again rival Anwar Ibrahim to pull off a surprise election victory in 2018 to oust disgraced former leader Najib Razak, who has been implicated in a multi-billion dollar scandal involving state investment firm 1MDB.
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10 Jul 1925
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Former Prime Minister of Malaysia
Malaysia’s former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad and his wife Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali visit an ice cream shop in Shah Alam, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, in June last year. Photo: AFP
Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali and her husband Mahathir Mohamad drink coffee in Shah Alam, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, in June last year. Photo: AFP
Siti Hasmah and her husband Mahathir Mohamad wave to supporters during a celebration of his 21st year in power as Malaysia’s prime minister at the National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur in 2002. Photo: AP
Siti Hasmah’s coffin arrives at the National Heroes’ Mausoleum in Putrajaya, Malaysia, for burial on Monday. Photo: Iman Muttaqin Yusof
Mukhriz Mahathir (in white) scatters flower petals over the grave of his mother, Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, at the National Heroes’ Mausoleum in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Monday. Photo: Iman Muttaqin Yusof
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Malaysia’s former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad was brought to hospital on Tueday after a fall at his residence. Photo: AFP
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