Malaysian former leader Mahathir Mohamad turns 100
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad points to a historical milestone when he is 100 years old and calls the moment “quite scary” without showing signs of slowing down.
Mahathir, a rising figure in Malaysian politics, is known for its transformative and sometimes controversial leadership.
Mahathir, who first worked as the fourth prime minister of the country from 1981 to 2003 and then returned to the seventh from 2018 to 2020, became the country’s longest -time service and the oldest service.
Despite the weight of Mark century, Mahathir continues to be very active.
After a birthday wishes from his family on Thursday, his signature safari outfit arrived early to work in Putrajaya office.
“I would like to thank everyone by sending cakes, flowers, letters and happy birthday. He said.
During Podcast, Maathir was reflected in the key moments in the history of Malaysia, expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people and spoke about the rise of China.
Mahathir, who had previously made his long -lasting long -lasting smoking or excessive eating and exercise his brain, also provided personal information about aging.
Although there is a history of heart disease, including two bypass surgery, Mahathir said that it maintains mentally and physically active.
“I want to function as long as I can work.
Malaysia turned into a modern economy in the first 22 years, but Maathir used political control to protect power and silence the opposition.
His former party came out of retirement to challenge a multibillion -dollar corruption scandal and allied an alliance with the old enemies producing the 2018 election victory, greeted as a victory for democracy.
When he returned to power at the age of 92, he was greeted as a hero who overthrew a corrupt government and ruled the first opposition victory of Malaysia since independence from England in 1957. But this aura was worn out.
The government collapsed during the fight only 22 months later, and in the opposition, Mahathir Malay became a separatist voice advocating his superiority.
