Mahathir sworn in as Malaysia's 7th Prime Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (Bernama) – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad created history today when he took the oath of office as the prime minister of Malaysia for the second time, and at the age of 92. The Pakatan Harapan chairman, attired in a black and gold embroidered ‘baju Melayu’, was sworn in as the seventh prime minister before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V, at Istana Negara here. The swearing-in took place in the wake of Pakatan Harapan’s victory in the 14th general election yesterday. Dr Mahathir first became the prime minister of Malaysia in 1981 at the age of 56. He was the country’s fourth prime minister then. He stepped down from the post in 2003 after being in office for 22 years. Fifteen years later, he has become the oldest elected prime minister in the world. --BERNAMA