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Sketch of Malaysia's former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

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Byline: HAWON JUNG

Once considered a sure bet to become Malaysia's prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim began his political career as an Islamic student activist and went on to become the country's No. 2 leader _ before he was fired and arrested in 1998.

Born in a small village in northern Penang state on Aug. 10, 1947, Anwar, the son of a hospital porter, became known as a radical in the early 1970s while pursuing Malay studies at Kuala Lumpur's University Malaya.

He helped found a Muslim youth movement, and was arrested in 1974, spending 20 months in prison without trial after organizing a student protest against rural…

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