Malaysia's veteran politician Mahathir defeated at polls
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Mahathir Mohamad, the 97-year-old elder statesman of Malaysian politics, lost his parliamentary seat in Saturday's polls
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Mahathir came in fourth in a five-way fight in his long-held constituency in the holiday resort island of Langkawi, the country's election commission said.
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Mahathir held the Guinness World Record for being the "world's oldest current prime minister" when he became premier for a second time in 2018 just two months shy of his 93rd birthday
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"I'm still standing around and talking to you, I think, making reasonable answers," Mahathir said.
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Mahathir has been criticised for ruling the Southeast Asian nation with an iron fist from 1981 to 2003
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Mahathir's long leadership provided political stability and he gained the title of "Father of Modern Malaysia"
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The reformist bloc won a stunning victory over UMNO and Najib, who was later convicted of corruption and is currently serving a 12-year jail sentence.
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Mahathir became premier again but his government collapsed in less than two years due to infighting.
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"Mahathir's time has passed," Bridget Welsh of the University of Nottingham Malaysia told AFP earlier this month ahead of the election