{"id":85896,"date":"2024-07-18T10:25:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T10:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=85896"},"modified":"2024-07-18T10:25:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T10:25:09","slug":"mahathir-mohamad-malaysias-99-year-old-ex-pm-hospitalised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/85896\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia&#8217;s 99-year-old ex-PM, hospitalised"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kuala Lumpur (National Times) Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has been hospitalised in the country&#8217;s capital city of Kuala Lumpur, Malay Mail reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 99-year-old ex-PM was admitted at the National Heart Institute (IJN) for coughing since July 15 and will remain in hospital for a few days, his spokesman, Sufi Yusoff said Thursday, without providing further details on his condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mahathir, who has been hospitalised multiple times and has a history of heart problems. He had also suffered from COVID-19 previously and was hospitalised for an unspecified infection earlier this year for 53 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is among the individuals being investigated by The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for matters related to asset declaration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He led his nation for nearly a quarter of a century in two different stints as prime minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His first stint ended in 2003 after 22 years in the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mahathir returned as premier at the age of 92 after leading the opposition coalition to a historic election win in 2018, defeating the party he once led.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, his government collapsed in less then two years due to internal disagreements, leading to his abrupt resignation as prime minister in 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kuala Lumpur (National Times) Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has been hospitalised in the country&#8217;s capital city of Kuala Lumpur, Malay Mail reported. 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