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Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad (L and on video screens) speaks at the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Kuala Lumpur on September 30, 2009 as Steve Forbes, chairman and chief executive of Forbes, looks on.

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Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad (L) speaks at the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Kuala Lumpur on September 30, 2009 as Steve Forbes, chairman and chief executive of Forbes, looks on. Mahathir expressed his views with Forbes at the concluding session of the three-day forum.

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Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad (L) speaks at the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Kuala Lumpur on September 30, 2009 as Steve Forbes, chairman and chief executive of Forbes, looks on. Mahathir expressed his views with Forbes at the concluding session of the three-day forum.

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Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad (L) speaks at the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Kuala Lumpur on September 30, 2009 as Steve Forbes, chairman and chief executive of Forbes, looks on. Mahathir expressed his views with Forbes at the concluding session of the three-day forum.

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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, center, and his wife, Siti Hasmah, second from right, look at a scale model of the destruction caused by the Aug. 6, 1945 atomic bombing on Hiroshima at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, guided by the museum director Koichiro Maeda, left,...

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Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad (L) visits a stall during the 12th annual Asian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical exhibition at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on June 11, 2009.

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Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad (C) smiles as he visits stalls during the 12th annual Asian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical exhibition at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on June 11, 2009.

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Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad (C) chats as he visits different stalls during the 12th annual Asian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical exhibition at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on June 11, 2009.

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This file photo taken on April 4, 2009 shows Malaysia's new Prime Minister Najib Razak (L) and former premier Mahathir Mohamad (R) waving while walking together for a press conference in Putrajaya.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (L) shares a light moment with Prime Minister Najib Razak during a news conference at Najib's residence in Putrajaya, near Kuala Lumpur April 4, 2009.

Malaysia's new Prime Minister Najib Razak (R) and former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (L) look on as Najib's wife Rosmah Mansor (2nd L) and Mahathir's wife Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali hold hands as they leave Najib's residence in Putrajaya outside Kuala Lumpur April 4, 2009.

Malaysia's new Prime Minister Najib Razak (R) and former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (L) look on as Najib's wife Rosmah Mansor (2nd L) and Mahathir's wife Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali embrace as they leave Najib's residence in Putrajaya outside Kuala Lumpur April 4, 2009.

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak (R) and his wife Rosmah Mansor (2nd R) pose for a photograph with former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad (L) and his wife Siti Hasmah in Putrajaya, near Kuala Lumpur April 4, 2009.

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak and former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad (R) arrive for a news conference in Putrajaya, near Kuala Lumpur April 4, 2009.

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Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad (L) poses with outgoing prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (R) for photographers at the end of the ruling party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) annual assembly in Kuala Lumpur on March 28, 2009.

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Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad (C) acknowledges the applause by delegates as he arrives to attend the concluding session of the ruling party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) annual assembly in Kuala Lumpur on March 28, 2009.

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (L) and current Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi talk at the end of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) annual assembly in Kuala Lumpur March 28, 2009.

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (L) and current Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi smile as they pose for photographers at the end of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) annual assembly in Kuala Lumpur March 28, 2009.

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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, center, poses with Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, right, and Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak at the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) general assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, March 28, 2009.

Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad (L) and current Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi smile to each other at the end of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) annual assembly in Kuala Lumpur March 28, 2009.

Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad (L) and incoming Prime Minister Najib Razak talk at the end of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) annual assembly in Kuala Lumpur March 28, 2009.

Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad (L) and current Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi smile to each other at the end of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) annual assembly in Kuala Lumpur March 28, 2009.

Former prime minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad (C) speaks with Saudi officials at the 3rd Global competitiveness Forum in Riyadh January 25, 2009.

Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad (C) speaks during the launch of a boycott of U.S. and Jewish products after Friday prayers at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur January 9, 2009.

Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad (C) speaks during the launch of a boycott of U.S. and Jewish products after Friday prayers at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur January 9, 2009.