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94-Year-old Tun M Shares Photos Of Him Cycling Around Putrajaya Lake

Out of job as the Prime Minister, the nonagenarian is still keeping an active lifestyle.

Cover image via Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad/Facebook

Earlier today, 7 March, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad took to Facebook to share photos of him cycling around the Putrajaya lake

I was cycling around the Putrajaya lake this morning.
Dr Mahathir

Out of job as the Prime Minister, he is still keeping an active lifestyle

The former premier, whose ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition was recently overthrown by political manoeuvring that had his party Bersatu form an alliance with Perikatan Nasional, wrote that "an active body and good stamina are very important" in order for us to "perform the activities or jobs we want to do".

Dr Mahathir, who is turning 95 soon, was wearing a helmet bearing the emblem of Bersatu. He was accompanied by a number of cyclists.

According to Malaysiakini, one of the cyclists who was seen in the photos with the nonagenarian is Airport Limo chairperson and long-distance swimmer Abdul Malik Mydin.

Saya berbasikal di keliling tasik Putrajaya pagi tadi. Badan yang cergas dan stamina yang kuat amat penting dalam melaksanakan aktiviti atau pekerjaan yang kita mahu lakukan.

Posted by Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad on Friday, 6 March 2020

He resigned from his post on 24 February amidst a political crisis which he said had left him in a position that made it impossible for him to decide. Two days later, the former Prime Minister apologised:

Read more about the recent political turmoil here:

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