Former two-time prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN) since Monday (Jul 15) for incessant coughing.
The news was confirmed by his aide Sufi Yusoff, who told Bloomberg News that Mahathir has been in and out of hospitals for the past few years.
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Mahathir’s history of poor health in recent years
Sufi also added that Mahathir has suffered several heart attacks as well as Covid-19, reported by Malay Mail.
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The English news portal also reported that Mahathir, who recently celebrated his 99th birthday on July 10, was admitted at IJN for a total of 53 days during his last visit.
Mahathir is best known for being the longest serving prime minister in Malaysia as well as being the only one to hold the position twice, once in 1981 and again in 2018.
He is currently being investigated by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for alleged corruption during his two-stints as prime minister, a charge he vehemently denies.
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