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Mahathir Mohamad, 100, Seen in Wheelchair Post-Hip Injury

1/27/2026

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Mahathir Mohamad, the former Malaysian prime minister, appeared in Kuala Lumpur on January 27, 2026, for a rare coffee outing.
He was photographed in a wheelchair at Pavilion Damansara Heights mall after hospitalization three weeks earlier for a broken hip.
His press secretary said he has not been discharged and is recovering, focusing on physiotherapy rather than surgery.
The 100-year-old former prime minister fractured his hip after stepping off a treadmill at home.

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Mahathir Mohamad, the former Malaysian prime minister, appeared in Kuala Lumpur on January 27, 2026, for a rare coffee outing.
He was photographed in a wheelchair at Pavilion Damansara Heights mall after hospitalization three weeks earlier for a broken hip.
His press secretary said he has not been discharged and is recovering, focusing on physiotherapy rather than surgery.
The 100-year-old former prime minister fractured his hip after stepping off a treadmill at home.