Guess What? Marina Mahathir

Marina Mahathir flew into town last Sunday with her husband, Indonesian professional photographer, Tara Sosrowardoyo.

The couple tied the knot on June 7 at Sri Perdana, the official residence of her prime minister father Mahathir Mohamad and were to enjoy their holiday until Friday. The couple happily mingled with friends, including playwright Jajang C. Noer and photographer Firman Ichsan, at Tuesday's opening of a photo exhibition of Mexican women photographers.

Tara enjoyed the photographs but his wife, who was elected chairwoman of the Malaysian AIDS Council in 1994, was nonchalant about them.

"I guess I'm not really an expert on photography," she said. But she certainly has discovered the photographer she likes best.

At a 1993 photo exhibition here, Marina, 41, had arrived to promote her book Eyes On ASEAN, and that's where she met Tara.

He was among organizers of the event which exhibited 120 works of 65 ASEAN photographers. Marina, mother to 10-year-old Ineza Melanie Mahathir Rousille, a daughter from her first husband who was French, is also a columnist. (ylt)