Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (R) and her children Nurul Izzah (C), 19, and Muhammad Ihsan, 14, leave the High Court in Kuala Lumpur April 27, 1998. Wan Azizah, the wife of Malaysia's jailed former finance minister, Anwar Ibrahim, dismissed government criticism of her planned trip to the Philippines, saying her visit to Manila would strengthen bilateral ties.