In terms of age, as of February 2019, the oldest prime minister in the world belongs to:

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Malaysia.

Key Points

The oldest prime minister in the world as of February 2019 was Mahathir Mohamad from Malaysia.
Mahathir Mohamad was born on 10th July 1925.
He served as the Prime Minister of Malaysia twice, first from 1981 to 2003 and then from 2018 to 2020.
He became the world's oldest sitting prime minister at the age of 93 when he took office in 2018.
Mahathir is known for his role in transforming Malaysia into an industrialized nation.

Additional Information

Singapore
- Singapore has had several notable prime ministers, but none were the oldest in the world as of February 2019.
- Lee Kuan Yew, the founding Prime Minister of Singapore, served from 1959 to 1990 and passed away in 2015.
Russia
- Russia's well-known political figures include Vladimir Putin, who has served as both president and prime minister, but was not the oldest in 2019.
- Putin was born on 7th October 1952.
Japan
- Japan has had several elderly prime ministers, but none held the record for the oldest in the world in February 2019.
- Shinzo Abe, one of the notable prime ministers, served until 2020 and was born in 1954.