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Azizah Ismail, the wife of jailed Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim, listens to her daughter Nurrul Izzah, left, before speaking with the Rotary Club of Manila at the Manila hotel Thursday, April 29, 1999. Comparing her fate to Corazon Aquino, a widow who became president of the Philippines, Azizah Ismail said she is ready to run for election if her husband cannot reenter politics.