News about Mahathir Mohamad

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 24): Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali says the departure of 11 members of parliament from PKR, led by him, was a proactive move to halt an alleged conspiracy to prematurely end Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s term as prime minister.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 24): Penang Deputy Chief Minister II Prof Dr P Ramasamy is confident Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is not the mastermind behind the country’s current political landscape, reported Bernama.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 24):  The Pakatan Harapan presidential council meeting that was meant to to take place later in the evening has been postponed to tomorrow.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 24): The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has appointed Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) as the interim prime minister, say reports.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 24): Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad left Istana Negara via Gate 1 after a 90-minute audience with Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, Malaysiakini reported.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 24): DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng in a statement to the media today said the party condemns the treachery of some PH leaders and MPs that attempted to form a back-door government to replace the existing PH government.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 24): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is not behind the political drama that has been playing out since last night, but the perpetrators have used his name to advance their agenda, claims PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 24): Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad resigned as prime minister because he does not want to work with anyone from the previous ruling coalition that he defeated in the 2018 general election, said his chosen successor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 24): Bersatu chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been summoned to meet the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong (YDPA) at 5pm today, hours after he resigned, in a move some speculate is to form a new coalition government, the Malay Mail reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 24): Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (pictured) said he was against the move to form a new political coalition.