The elder statesman of Malaysian politics, Mahathir Mohamad, loses his parliamentary seat in polls, which signals the end of the career of one of Asia's longest-lasting politicians
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.
He ran this time around under his own Homeland Fighters' Party and had laughed off suggestions he should retire, telling reporters before the election he had a "good chance" of winning.READ MORE: During his ruling the Southeast Asian nation from 1981 to 2003, Mahathir is hailed for helping transform the country from a sleepy backwater into one of the world's top exporters of high-tech goods.
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