Former Malaysian PM Abdullah Badawi Dies at 85

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 (Bernama) – Malaysia’s 5th Prime Minister 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 of Malaysia’s northern state Penang, Abdullah helmed the country’s premiership from Oct 31, 2003, until April 3, 2009, following the resignation of Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

-- BERNAMA