KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's fifth Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi died today at the age of 85.
The news about the passing of the statesman at the National Heart Institute (IJN) was confirmed by his son in law, Khairy Jamaluddin, through a social media post.
"May Allah bless his soul and place him among the righteous. Al-Fatihah," he posted.
Born on Nov 26, 1939, in Bayan Lepas, Penang, Abdullah helmed the country's premiership from Oct 31, 2003, until April 3, 2009, following the resignation of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Back in September 2022, Khairy Jamaluddin made an official announcement that Pak Lah has dementia, after a family discussion following many questions about the former leader’s health.
