SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 59156R108                                          Page 10 of 10 Pages

                                                                       Exhibit 2

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
   and appoints Gwenn L. Carr the undersigned's true and lawful
   attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the
   undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all
   capacities, to sign amendments to a Schedule 13D with regard to the MetLife,
   Inc. Board of Directors' ownership of securities of MetLife, Inc. ("Schedule
   13D") and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents related
   thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and
   confirming all that said attorney-in-fact or her substitute or substitutes
   may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The authority of Gwenn L. Carr
   under this Power of Attorney shall continue until the Board of Directors is
   no longer required to file amendments to the Schedule 13D, unless earlier
   revoked in writing by the undersigned.

   Dated: May 6, 2005


   /s/ C. Robert Henrikson
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   C. Robert Henrikson