Dr M offers condolences to late BJ Habibie's family


PUTRAJAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is saddened by the loss of his old friend, Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, who died at the age of 83 on Wednesday (Sept 11).

Bacharuddin, or better known as BJ Habibie, served as the president of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999, during Dr Mahathir’s first tenure as prime minister.

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