Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad and wife Siti Hasmah Ali smile during a party annual conference in Kuala Lumpur. Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad (C) and wife Siti Hasmah Ali smile during a party annual conference in Kuala Lumpur on September 23, 2004. UMNO, the main ruling party since the country's independence in 1957, holds its five-day annual gathering until Saturday. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad