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Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was hospitalised after fracturing his right hip in a fall at his home and is currently receiving treatment at the National Heart Institute (IJN)
According to the New Straits Times, his press secretary, Suffi Yusoff, said the 100-year-old statesman is expected to remain in hospital for the next few weeks for treatment and observation.
"Tun Dr Mahathir is in stable condition and conscious. Doctors are monitoring him as a precautionary measure," he said.
Suffi added that Dr Mahathir fell at his home at around 7.30am and was taken to IJN, arriving conscious before being admitted at about 9.30am on Tuesday, 6 January.
His daughter, Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir, described the injury as serious but not life-threatening
"It is serious, but it's not dangerous. For his age, everything is relative… he's fine," she told Bernama.
"Dad's okay, but hip fractures are always a pain regardless of how old you are," she told AFP, adding that recovery would take time.
Dr Mahathir was last hospitalised in July 2025 after experiencing fatigue following a picnic celebrating his 100th birthday in Putrajaya.
