Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur around 9.30am on Tuesday (Jan 6) after a fall at his residence early this morning.
The incident happened when Mahathir was “transiting” from the balcony to the living room.
Mahathir, who is 100 years old, was immediately taken to IJN by ambulance from his residence following the incident.
The injury he suffered is serious but not life-threatening, says his daughter Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir.
“It is serious but not dangerous. For his age, everything is relative…he’s fine.
“We will release a fuller statement with more details later. We have to get all the terms right,” she said.
According to his press secretary Sufi Yusoff, Mahathir has suffered a fracture in his right hip and is expected to be hospitalised for a few weeks at IJN.