According to Mahathir Muhammad, he is totally opposed to the idea of a retirement age, and that one succumbs to this idea and becomes an unemployed human being unhelpful to himself or those around him, indicating that he assumed the presidency of the government in his country after his age exceeded the retirement age in Malaysia, which is fifty-five.
The veteran politician - known for his vitality and activity despite his advanced age - said that he previously worked for 15 hours a day, and currently he works more than 12 hours, and he perseveres in horse riding, rides a bicycle for a distance of 12 km, and practices various sports at home to maintain On his fitness and vitality, he completely denied reports that he had taken some stimulants and drugs to preserve his vitality, stressing that he only takes some vitamins useful to him at this age.
On the political issue, Mahathir Mohamad spoke in the ninth episode of his testimony on the era about the deteriorating economic situation that the country was in when he assumed the presidency of the government, as Malaysia's debt was more than 20 billion ringgit, while its reserves did not exceed two billion ringgit.
But less than ten years after Mahathir’s government headed the country’s economic growth rate was more than 8%, due to several reasons, including encouraging investment and encouraging the private sector by enacting laws and legislations that contribute to business success and reducing taxes and fines.
The obstacles and problems encountered by Mahathir Muhammad during his modern Malaysia construction were not limited to external parties, but he also faced problems from within the "Amnu" party to which he belonged, and these problems reached the extent that Mahathir was forced to resign from the party and form a new party in the name of "New Amnu" And he was joined by a majority of the members of the Mother Party, who saw that Mahathir was right and that he had an insight.
The former Malaysian Prime Minister denied that any of those close to him were involved in corruption and the unjust use of public money, and emphasized that many of the corruption charges were brought against him and those close to him, but they were not accompanied by any evidence or documents.
Although he confirmed that he opposes the Internal Security Law, which allows the police to arrest citizens unlawfully, Mahathir Muhammad stressed that he kept this law during his reign because he was sure that the police had the right to ensure the country's internal security, and that it was better able to define the risk that the state might face And, he pointed out that his successor, headed by the government, adopted a law that was more stringent and harsh on internal security than that which was in effect during his reign.