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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's shadow is cast on a projector screen while he delivers his keynote address at the launching of the Central Bank's International Centre for Leadership in Finance in Kuala Lumpur 28 October 2003. The 77-year-old premier has achieved almost mythical status among his admirers in Malaysia and tributes have been pouring in as he prepares to step down on Friday 31 October.

 AFP PHOTO / Jimin LAI (Photo credit should read JIMIN LAI/AFP/Getty Images)