Mahathir Mohamad

[arghton 6,692]

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2022/03/29/dr-mahathir-says-expected-to-die-thanks-ijn-experts-medical-specialists-for/2050256

Comments on his health and recovery:

To me this is a miracle, I didn’t expect to live. I expected to die because I am old and also I am suffering from serious diseases affecting...first my heart, when the heart is weak, it affects the lung and when the lung is weak, it affects the kidney and so on.

But somehow or rather the doctors turn me around and eventually I was discharged and am quite well, not one hundred per cent, but enough for me to continue with the little work I have to do

[maryportfuncity 10,630]

2 hours ago, arghton said:

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2022/03/29/dr-mahathir-says-expected-to-die-thanks-ijn-experts-medical-specialists-for/2050256

Comments on his health and recovery:

To me this is a miracle, I didn’t expect to live. I expected to die because I am old and also I am suffering from serious diseases affecting...first my heart, when the heart is weak, it affects the lung and when the lung is weak, it affects the kidney and so on.

But somehow or rather the doctors turn me around and eventually I was discharged and am quite well, not one hundred per cent, but enough for me to continue with the little work I have to do

 

He didn't directly comment on the next round of the DL Cup but  I can see where he's going with that statement

[drol 11,886]

On 23/01/2022 at 11:55, Ulitzer95 said:

Doesn’t help that the Malaysian media keep killing him off in tweets then deleting them. 

Useless fact about Mahathir Mohamad – he is one of just 4 living people who attended Lady Thatcher’s funeral who were born before her.

The other three are Baroness Jill Knight, Henry Kissinger and Lord Henry Plumb.

 

The two Brits gone in a short time. Now only Mahathir and Kissinger left, two hardline immortals.

[arghton 6,692]

Despite the heart issues he's well enough to go on a long twitter rant about how his country is "ruined":

Here's a new picture:

[drol 11,886]

Hospitalised with COVID.

 

But don't get too excited: he is fully vaxxed (although with Sinovac) and shows only very mild symptoms. On top of that, COVID is not the illness it used to be.

 

Not a goner.

[drol 11,886]

Discharged .

[drol 11,886]

Plans to become PM for the third time.

[Redrumours 860]

58 minutes ago, drol said:

Plans to become PM for the third time.

Mathathir the third "come on down".

[arghton 6,692]

Now BBC has also made an article about him running again. 

One of the world's most seasoned politicians, Mahathir Mohamad, is to run for parliament in Malaysia's general election - even though he's 97.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63218662

[Youth in Asia 1,085]

Having a South East Asian living to this age is ridiculous. I'm starting to wonder if that is his real age.

[Joey Russ 7,220]

55 minutes ago, Youth in Asia said:

Having a South East Asian living to this age is ridiculous. I'm starting to wonder if that is his real age.

He’s been quite active politically since the 1940s. If he’s not the age he claims to be it’s only by a year or two

[Youth in Asia 1,085]

It's worth mentioning, his wife is 96. I'd be struggling to think of any married pair still alive at age 96+ in SE Asia, never mind such a high profile one. I guess they will go very soon after each other, and she could also get a QO.

[arghton 6,692]

8 hours ago, Youth in Asia said:

Having a South East Asian living to this age is ridiculous. I'm starting to wonder if that is his real age.

Well there are a few living South East Asian politicians 95+, although most seem quite minor names. Excluding Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar (Vietnam has around 9 less famous ones, Laos and Myanmar as far as I know both have only one but both these more famous than nearly all the Vietnamese ones) there's Juan Ponce Enrile and Subroto who seem quite large names, Malaysia has three seemingly small names in addition to Mahathir (Lim Kean Chye is 102, Abdullah CD and Devaki Krishnan both 99) and Singapore has Richard Hu, 95. There's also a large amount of younger nonagenarians. 

[Insane 349]

On 25/09/2022 at 05:14, Redrumours said:

Mathathir the third "come on down".

When I was viewing the article I got this as a advertisement ironic lol

[Ulitzer95 12,571]

30 minutes ago, Insane said:

When I was viewing the article I got this as a advertisement ironic lol

What company is that?

[Youth in Asia 1,085]

97 and happily walking downstairs ffs, what a wasted pick that was

 

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/mahathir-mohamad-97-fight-against-barisan-nasional-malaysia-election-ge15-anwar-ibrahim-3053496

 

"I don’t see myself being active in politics until I’m 100 years old," he said. "The most important thing is to transfer my experience to the younger leaders of the party." 

[YoungWillz 21,014]

Nice article including recent photos of the auld bugger: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11433265/At-97-Malaysia-s-Mahathir-makes-election-hurrah.html

 

Seemingly not suffering from any Malays*.

 

*malaise, geddit?

 

I'll get my winter coat, no wait, I'm wearing it so I don't have to put the heating on.

[gcreptile 10,963]

I am kind of resigned to ignore the Generation Game for now, because I foolishly picked Mahathir Mohamed there because he had a stretch if ill health in 2015 or something. Unfortunately, he's an immortal.

[Ulitzer95 12,571]

In an embarrassing result, the little bigot has lost his seat in parliament, coming fourth out of five candidates!

His first election loss in 53 years. He should have retired after his second premiership.

[Youth in Asia 1,085]

Perhaps the voters were unconvinced that he would be able to serve his full term, which would take him up to the age of 102.

[Ulitzer95 12,571]

14 hours ago, Youth in Asia said:

Perhaps the voters were unconvinced that he would be able to serve his full term, which would take him up to the age of 102.

Or perhaps they just think he’s a cunt.

[Ulitzer95 12,571]

Resigns as leader of his party...

[arghton 6,692]

Wikipedia has him dead. Seems like just a hoax though? 

[Death Impends 7,953]

9 minutes ago, arghton said:

Wikipedia has him dead. Seems like just a hoax though? 

 

Maybe they were just referring to his career

[InquilineKea 75]

Unlike other famous 97-year olds, he can pass off as decades younger. He's proof that heart problems don't necessarily accelerate aging

 

 

(that said, heart problems can still kill otherwise robust people in an instant. Like Richard Nixon, who was 81 but still in fine health until his stroke). Mahathir reminds me a lot of Richard Nixon at this point...