Former Prime Minister, Pak Lah passes away at 85

KUCHING (April 14): Former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has died 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.

– Bernama