PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s fifth Prime Minister, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (pic), hailed from a ... Pak Lah received his early education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Permatang Bertam, Kepala Batas ...

GEORGE TOWN, April 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia benefited significantly from the contributions of Malaysia’s fifth prime minister ...

Born on November 26, 1939, in Penang, Tun Abdullah grew up in the town of Balik Pulau. His early education took place at several institutions, including Sekolah Kebangsaan Balik Pulau, where he laid ...

From 2003 to 2009, he brought a quiet style of leadership to his Southeast Asian nation after the strongman rule of Mahathir ...

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, a moderate who extended the country’s political freedoms but was ...

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.

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

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 ...

Former Malaysian prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who promised reforms after taking over from his iron-fisted predecessor Mahathir Mohamad but was criticised for lacklustre leadership ...

Former Malaysian prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who promised reforms after taking over from his iron-fisted predecessor Mahathir Mohamad but was criticised for lacklustre leadership ...