Intelligence chief Omar Suleiman is the new vice-president of Egypt - and a close confidant of Hosni Mubarak, his decision to let fly an armored limousine, saved the lives once the head of state. Israel and the U.S. appreciate the General as a mediator in the Middle East conflict. It is a historic decision.
For the first time since taking office in 1981 Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak has appointed a vice president. While protesting on the streets of Cairo, tens of thousands of demonstrators against the old regime, the choice fell on, Omar Suleiman - the head of the Mukhabarat secret service.
Who is the new strong man of Egypt? Suleiman acted like so far in the background. At his birth, there are different information, depending on the source, it varies between 1935 and 1936th Stand firm: Suleiman arrived in the rural province of Kena in Upper Egypt to the world, a poor region.
At the age of 19 he began his training at the Military Academy in Cairo, then he studied at a military academy in Moscow, 1967 and 1973 he fought in the Middle East wars against Israel. Suleiman was to be an excellent strategist, a name, he also studied political science in Cairo. He is considered to be discrete, quiet and controlled.
With a career in the military for the General was accompanied by the social advancement. In the eighties, he joined the military intelligence agency, in 1993 he was appointed to head the civilian intelligence service. In the role as the top agent, he also appeared publicly - that none of his predecessors had done.
More than his typical smile, he had rarely for the television cameras but left. The role of the discrete shadow man, he preferred to play - and thus became Mubarak man for difficult jobs. Suleiman played an important role in the peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, both sides were satisfied with the man from Egypt.
When in 2006 between Fatah and Hamas erupted a conflict, the Palestinians asked Suleiman to mediate. Also in Washington, he estimated. Assassination attempt in Addis Ababa, the applicable provisions were general for quite some time as a possible successor to the president. The U.S. and Israel consider him as a "partner of choice" because he opposed even the Islamist terror in his homeland.
According to a report in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung "says the Egyptian Presidential Palace, Suleiman draw not only political threads, but ropes. Mubarak and Suleiman therefore meet together every day. The deep trust of the President Suleiman won in June 1995: At that time, Mubarak took part in an Africa summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
Islamic fanatics had followed him there and opened the way to the airport from the city fire on the presidential limousine. Mubarak was not injured - because Suleiman had let fly at short notice nor an armored Mercedes from Egypt. Now waiting for the most difficult job to Suleiman: Mubarak for He shall save what can still be saved.
Currently, it seems almost inconceivable that the protests subside and the president can hold up to the elections in September in office. Omar Suleiman may be the friendly smiling face of the government. For the people on the street, he remains a face of the regime. "He's just like Mubarak, is not a change," one demonstrator said shortly after the appointment of new vice president to the Interior Ministry.
For the first time since taking office in 1981 Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak has appointed a vice president. While protesting on the streets of Cairo, tens of thousands of demonstrators against the old regime, the choice fell on, Omar Suleiman - the head of the Mukhabarat secret service.
Who is the new strong man of Egypt? Suleiman acted like so far in the background. At his birth, there are different information, depending on the source, it varies between 1935 and 1936th Stand firm: Suleiman arrived in the rural province of Kena in Upper Egypt to the world, a poor region.
At the age of 19 he began his training at the Military Academy in Cairo, then he studied at a military academy in Moscow, 1967 and 1973 he fought in the Middle East wars against Israel. Suleiman was to be an excellent strategist, a name, he also studied political science in Cairo. He is considered to be discrete, quiet and controlled.
With a career in the military for the General was accompanied by the social advancement. In the eighties, he joined the military intelligence agency, in 1993 he was appointed to head the civilian intelligence service. In the role as the top agent, he also appeared publicly - that none of his predecessors had done.
More than his typical smile, he had rarely for the television cameras but left. The role of the discrete shadow man, he preferred to play - and thus became Mubarak man for difficult jobs. Suleiman played an important role in the peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, both sides were satisfied with the man from Egypt.
When in 2006 between Fatah and Hamas erupted a conflict, the Palestinians asked Suleiman to mediate. Also in Washington, he estimated. Assassination attempt in Addis Ababa, the applicable provisions were general for quite some time as a possible successor to the president. The U.S. and Israel consider him as a "partner of choice" because he opposed even the Islamist terror in his homeland.
According to a report in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung "says the Egyptian Presidential Palace, Suleiman draw not only political threads, but ropes. Mubarak and Suleiman therefore meet together every day. The deep trust of the President Suleiman won in June 1995: At that time, Mubarak took part in an Africa summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
Islamic fanatics had followed him there and opened the way to the airport from the city fire on the presidential limousine. Mubarak was not injured - because Suleiman had let fly at short notice nor an armored Mercedes from Egypt. Now waiting for the most difficult job to Suleiman: Mubarak for He shall save what can still be saved.
Currently, it seems almost inconceivable that the protests subside and the president can hold up to the elections in September in office. Omar Suleiman may be the friendly smiling face of the government. For the people on the street, he remains a face of the regime. "He's just like Mubarak, is not a change," one demonstrator said shortly after the appointment of new vice president to the Interior Ministry.
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