Long-serving Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has ruled out taking an "elder statesman" role following his retirement from the top job next year. Arriving back in Malaysia Wednesday after a ...

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has raised fears that Parliament will be “controlled by a certain group” with the ...

Semantics aside, and despite being demonised, Mahathir was supportive of the government's decision to inject RM1.1 billion ...

(Bloomberg) -- Mahathir Mohamad’s two eldest sons said Malaysia’s anti-graft agency ordered them to assist with an investigation into their father, revealing for the first time that a ...

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today hit out at the government's plan to introduce the Urban Renewal Act (URA), ...

Sat, 08 Mar 2025 10:05:02 GMT KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, 96, continues to undergo treatment at the National Heart Institute but has been allowed to ...

Malaysia’s political landscape is dominated by ageing leaders, with key figures well into their 70s, 80s and even 90s.

At 93, Mahathir is writing an unexpected chapter in his legacy. During his first, 22-year tenure as Prime Minister, from 1981 to 2003, he turned Malaysia into one of Southeast Asia’s economic ...

PETALING JAYA: Dr Mahathir Mohd Rais has resigned as the Federal Territories secretary of Bersatu and Perikatan Nasional. In a letter addressed to Bersatu and Perikatan Federal Territories chief ...

KUALA LUMPUR--When two-time former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he wanted to earn his “work till death” title, he wasn’t joking. At 97, Mahathir is back again in the election race as ...

Prime Minister of Malaysia since 1981, Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad has overseen Malaysia's transformation into one of the wealthiest nations in Southeast Asia and has become a vocal critic of Western ...

Born on Jul 10, 1925, in a poor neighbourhood in Alor Setar, Kedah, Dr Mahathir Mohamad is a self-made leader who has remained influential even as he is just a few months away from his 100th birthday.