And he suffers Mahathir MohamadThe 99-year-old, who served as prime minister for more than two decades, suffered from heart problems and underwent surgery to replace arteries. He has been hospitalized several times in the past few years, most recently last July.
Mahathir was scheduled to attend a court hearing on Wednesday in a defamation case he filed against the current deputy prime minister, but local media reported that the hearing was postponed after Mahathir’s lawyer said he had been transferred to the National Heart Institute.
An aide to Mahathir told Reuters: prime minister The former was admitted to the hospital yesterday evening, Tuesday, suffering from a coughing fit due to a respiratory infection, and he will remain on sick leave until October 25.
Mahathir held the position Prime Minister of Malaysia For 22 years until 2003.
He returned to office in 2018 after leading the opposition coalition to a historic victory in the elections, but this government collapsed within less than two years due to internal conflicts.
