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Mahathir, who has served as prime minister twice since 1981, has been locked in a rivalry with his one-time protege Anwar that has dominated Malaysian politics for decades.
Mahathir was also conferred with an Honorary Doctorate of Political Sciences and Public Administration by the Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University. [93] [94] 11: Japan Fukuoka: 6–8 August Mahathir received a courtesy call from Hiroto Izumi, the special adviser to the Prime Minister of Japan, to discuss bilateral ties between Malaysia and Japan.
Mahathir was undertake an Official Visit to Pakistan from 21–23 March 2019 On 21 November 2018, Mahathir meet with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan at the Prime Minister's Office in Putrajaya. The two leaders welcomed the set-up of the Bilateral Consultation between senior officials of both Ministries of Foreign Affairs. [ 96 ]
In 1999, Anwar brought suit against Prime Minister Mahathir for defamation for allegedly uttering accusations of immoral acts and calling Anwar a homosexual at a news conference in Malaysia. [ 48 ] The sodomy verdict was partially overturned in 2004, resulting in Anwar's release from prison as he had already served his sentence for the ...
Mahathir was the world's oldest head of government after a surprise comeback in a 2018 election, but his resignation a week ago triggered turmoil that he failed to control. While he conceded that ...
(Bloomberg) -- At 97, Mahathir Mohamad was looking to the future, plotting to form a government once again after Malaysia’s national vote. Instead, the country’s longest-serving leader finds ...
Anwar promised to cooperate with the investigation, but stated he feared a repeat of the previous trial. [24] On 9 July 2008, Anwar asked an Islamic court to investigate his former aide. Under Islamic law, anyone making accusations of a sexual crime, such as sodomy, has to produce four witnesses to back up their claim.
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is still receiving treatment in hospital and is recovering from an infection, his spokesman said on Tuesday, dismissing speculation the 98-year ...