Former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, a moderate who extended the country’s political freedoms but was criticized for lackluster leadership, has died of heart disease.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, a moderate who extended the country’s political freedoms but was criticized for lackluster leadership, died April 14 at a hospital in Kuala ...

By Seth Mydans Seth Mydans is a former Bangkok bureau chief for The New York Times. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, a low-key career politician who, in serving as Malaysia’s fifth prime minister ...

FILE - Malaysian outgoing Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, also Defense Minister, waves during a farewell ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, April 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, a moderate who extended the country’s political freedoms but was criticized for lackluster leadership ...

APRIL 25 — Former (fifth) Prime Minister of Malaysia (2003–2009) Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi — affectionately known as “Pak Lah ...

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, a moderate who extended the country’s political freedoms but was criticized for lackluster leadership, has died of heart disease.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi died on Monday (Apr 14) at the age of 85. Affectionately known as Pak Lah, Abdullah became Malaysia's fifth prime minister in 2003 ...