KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN) yesterday for observation, his son Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir reportedly said today.
According to Bernama, the 101-year-old statesman was admitted a day after the death of his wife, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali, at the same hospital.
Dr Siti Hasmah died at IJN on Monday at the age of 100 after her condition deteriorated following a heart attack, and was laid to rest at Pusara Negara in Precinct 20, Putrajaya, later that day.
Dr Mahathir and Dr Siti Hasmah, both doctors by training, were married for 70 years and had seven children.
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Date: 30 September, 2026 10:21 am
Source: Malay Mail
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