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Malaysia election 2022

Mahathir Mohamad: Malaysia’s longest-serving elected prime minister is now also its oldest

Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad sealed victory in a historic general election on Wednesday, marking a sensational political comeback. Here’s how he made it.

May 10, 2018
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Mahathir Mohamad has led an opposition coalition to unseat incumbent prime minister Najib Razak and end the Barisan Nasional (BN) party’s six-decade rule. Mahathir was himself a former prime...01:36
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At the age of 92, Malaysia's former strongman leader Mahathir Mohamad is poised to become the world's oldest prime minister after a stunning election victory against scandal-hit leader Najib Razak.01:07
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