Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad was brought to the hospital Tuesday morning after suffering a fall, according to his office.
The centenarian, who served twice as prime minister, was taken in by ambulance and arrived at the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur at around 9:30 am, his spokesman Sufi Yusoff said.
“He had a fall early this morning and normally that requires an observation,” said Sufi. “He was conscious.”
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Mahathir has been in and out of hospital for the past few years, and has suffered several heart attacks. He led Malaysia for nearly a quarter century in two different stints before infighting led to his abrupt resignation as prime minister in 2020. He lost in the 2022 general election.
