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 ...

He faced criticism inside and outside his party for generally lackluster and ineffectual leadership over six years.

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 ...

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