PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the oldest elected leader in the world, has spilled the beans on his secret to being happily married to his soulmate Tun Dr Siti Hasmah for the past 62 years. With a small blush and a smile on his face, he reiterated his younger years being with Dr Siti Hasmah, the backbone to his success. He said that as he spent most of his time in politics, Dr Siti Hasmah had accompanied him for most occasions even though she was not involved in politics. Dr Mahathir's first tenure as prime minister was from 1981 to 2003, becoming Malaysia's longest-serving prime minister before making a comeback after the 14th General Election in May this year. The full interview with Dr Mahathir, held in conjunction with the "Ageing, Learning and Technology: Enriching Lives Connecting Communities Conference 2018" on Oct 9, 2018, was aired over BNC on Saturday (Sept 15) and will be repeated at 11.30pm on Sept 16, 5pm (Sept 17), 12 noon and 5pm (Sept 22), 5pm (Sept 23), 9am (Sept 29) and 5pm (Sept 30).

Source: The Star September 16, 2018 08:15 UTC