Former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi died on Monday (14) at the age of 85, his family and medical authorities said.
Abdullah became the fifth Malaysian Prime Minister in 2003, after the resignation of veteran leader Mahathir Mohamad after 22 years in office.
The former prime minister died at 7:10 pm (local time) at the National Heart Institute in the capital Kuala Lumpur, his son-in-law and former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin said in an Instagram publication without specifying the cause of death.
Abdullah was admitted to the National Heart Institute on Sunday (13) after presenting respiratory difficulties and was immediately placed in intensive care, the institute said in a statement.
“Despite all medical efforts, he died in peace, surrounded by his loved ones,” the institute said.
As a premie in the country of a Muslim majority, Abdullah embarked on an anti -corruption campaign and adopted a moderate version of Islam that sought economic and technological progress to the detriment of religious fundamentalism.
But it was publicly criticized for its revision of fuel subsidies, which resulted in a strong increase in prices.
Abdullah resigned in 2009, a year after an election that saw the then ruler coalition, Barisan Nosal, losing mostly parliamentary for the first time in the country’s history.
He was succeeded by Najib Razak.
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