Malaysia’s 92-year-old Leader

B1 – Intermediate

Mahathir Mohamad, 92, is Malaysia’s next prime minister and the world’s oldest elected leader.

He is known as one of Malaysia’s strongmen. He has ended 60 years of rule of the Barisan Nasional (BN) party.

Read about the oldest leader from the link below and be ready to answer the questions that follow.

https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1805/180512-oldest-leader-4.html

Discussion Questions:

1. Do you agree or disagree that there should be an age at which all leaders must start with/retire from their political careers?
2. What are the most important things for a leader to have (e.g. experience, charisma, qualifications, youth, etc.)?
3. What is your opinion about having a 90-plus-year-old leader in your country?
4. How are younger/older leaders better leaders?
5. Would you be a good leader?

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