The Dewan Rakyat observed a moment of silence on Monday (May 5) to mourn the passing of Malaysia’s fifth prime minister, Tun ...

The Dewan Rakyat observed a moment of silence on Monday (May 5) to mourn the passing of Malaysia's fifth prime minister, Tun ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.