Malaysia’s ex-leader Mahathir, 99, discharged from hospital
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Southeast Asian country’s longest-serving prime minister had been hospitalised for a respiratory infection.
Malaysia’s former leader Mahathir Mohamad has been discharged from hospital after being admitted with a respiratory infection, his office has said.
Mahathir, who turned 99 in July, was hospitalised for a lower respiratory tract infection on October 15.
The veteran politician has a history of heart problems and has been hospitalised on several occasions in recent years.
His admission to the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur had prevented him from attending a court hearing for a defamation case he filed against the country’s deputy prime minister.
Malaysia’s longest-serving leader, Mahathir did two stints as prime minister between 1981 and 2003, and again from 2018 until 2020.
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