Malaysia’s prime minister discharged from hospital after surgery
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was discharged after successful laparoscopic surgery for a hernia and is now back home, sharing a photo reading a book.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 07:13 AM 13 August 2026
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was discharged from a hospital and returned home after surgery, state media reported Thursday.
Anwar uploaded a photo of himself on Facebook reading a book with the caption "Alhamdulillah, back home."
He was reported to have successfully undergone an elective laparoscopic surgical procedure on Monday to treat a para-umbilical hernia and was under close monitoring by a team of medical specialists, according to the state-run Bernama news agency.
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