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View all search resultsMalaysia's Mahathir has successful medical procedure
The 96-year-old was admitted Friday to the National Heart Institute, which said he was to have an "elective medical procedure", without giving further details.
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Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a news conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia, July 15, 2019. (Reuters/Lim Huey Teng)
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ormer Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad has undergone a procedure at a specialist heart hospital and is expected to be discharged in the coming days, the medical facility said Sunday.
The 96-year-old was admitted Friday to the National Heart Institute, which said he was to have an "elective medical procedure", without giving further details.
The centre said a team of doctors successfully conducted the procedure, and the ex-prime minister was "recuperating well".
"He is fully awake and in high spirits," it added in a statement.
Mahathir had already spent several days in the hospital last month for a check-up.
He has had heart problems in the past, suffering several heart attacks and undergoing bypass surgery.
He has been one of Malaysia's most dominant political figures in recent decades, serving twice as prime minister for a total of 24 years.
He was leader from 1981 to 2003, then returned to power in 2018 at the age of 92 as the head of a reformist coalition.
But that administration collapsed in 2020 due to infighting.
