Malaysia's ex-PM Mahathir 'responding well' to treatment after readmission to hospital

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KUALA LUMPUR - Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to the nation’s premier heart hospital for the third time in a month, but his daughter said on Saturday (Jan 22) that his condition is stable. “For the past two days, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been treated at the National Heart Institute (IJN) following the successful elective...

A spokesman from Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s office said that the 96-year-old is warded at the Cardiac Care Unit. PHOTO: REUTERS

“For the past two days, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been treated at the National Heart Institute following the successful elective procedure on Jan 8, 2022,” said Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir. A spokesman from Dr Mahathir’s office told The Straits Times that the 96-year-old is warded at the Cardiac Care Unit.

Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob had visited his predecessor at 5.35pm, fuelling earlier rumours that Dr Mahathir had been in critical condition.

 

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