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Former Malaysian PM Mahathir, 101, admitted to hospital for observation

Global Published 30 September 2026, 11:29 · archived 30 Sep 2026

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to hospital, his office said on Wednesday, two days after the death of his wife, Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali. Mahathir, 101, was admitted to the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday night for observation, though the reason for his admission was unclear pending an official diagnosis, his aide Sufi Yusoff said. Mahathir, who led the Southeast Asian nation for more than two decades in two stints, has a history of heart problems and has undergone bypass surgeries. He has been hospitalised repeatedly in rece...

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