Former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to the National Heart Institute for an elective procedure.
The NHI said in a statement today that he was admitted for an elective medical procedure and that due to current SOPs, the Langkawi MP was not permitted visitors.
Mahathir, who turned 96 last July, has a history of heart troubles and was admitted to the hospital for a full medical checkup and observation for a few days last month.
Mahathir became the Southeast Asian country's longest-serving prime minister during a 22-year rule from 1981 and 2003.
He then returned for a second stint in 2018 after leading an opposition alliance to a historic election win, making him the world's oldest head of government.
His second administration, however, collapsed in less than two years due to defections during the Sheraton Move, after Mahathir had set about attempting to form a unity government in violation of his handover promise to PKR president Anwar Ibrahim. - Mkini
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