The political transition in Egypt is in the hands of the military. Through the announcement of the Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman, last Friday Hosni Mubarak has delegated his authority to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. The Army leadership is committed in a statement to "transfer power peacefully, within the framework of a free democratic system, civil authority." The military has emerged as the highest authority in a country where, since the coup of Nasser in 1953, the armed forces have shaped the political direction.
Since his appointment on 29 January as vice president Colonel Suleiman, has been considered the leader tutelaría transition. Suleiman, 74, and was the second most powerful man in Egypt before the riots that ended with the rais. From the beginning, his appointment was seen as a way of ensuring the continuity of the regime.
Former Director of Intelligence of Egypt with a long military career behind him, his discretion has given him a reputation in the shadow Amend. In recent weeks it was rumored that could be a relay to Mubarak that the military could accept. But since the announcement of Friday, changed the political and military hierarchy in Egypt and the movements of the last few days have redesigned the map of power in the transition of the country.
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces is headed by Marshal Mohamed Tantaui, 75, who is leading the Egyptian political transition. Known by some officers as "poodle Mubarak" Tanatui is since 1991 minister of defense. Besides being the military chief of Egypt, with the transfer of all power to the Supreme Council of the armed forces, Marshal Tantaui has assumed the duties of president in the interior and exterior.
It is, to all intents and purposes, the man in office. Although the dictatorship was involved in one of the most reactionary military leaders in recent weeks has handled with skill and diplomacy in its relations with the opposition and the demonstrators. It was the first member of government who visited the Liberation Square during the protests and many protesters have greeted in recent days as a hero of democracy.
The great potential Tantaui rival, analysts said, is Lt. Gen. Sami Hafez Enan, Chief of Staff of the Army and number two in the institution. Younger and more innovative, though unrelated to any liberal spirit, Enan was perceived as the real leader of the middle-aged Egyptian officials, accustomed to living with soldiers from other countries in the U.S.
military academies and with ambitions to reform an antiquated military. Sami Hafez Enan was visiting in Washington on January 25 heading a military delegation with senior U.S. Army. One thing that would have passed unnoticed, except that it was the day that the government of Hosni Mubarak recently deposed blocked Internet and the first demonstrations in the Place de la Liberation were felt.
This visit is the product of chance and U.S. media said Washington was pressing Enan to play a key mediating role, although there was speculation that Mubarak was too close to retain a role in a new government. Other prominent member of the military leadership is Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed, quarterback 59.
Hafez is chief of the Air Force and has held senior liaison officer of the United States. He became commander of the Eastern Zone of air and then the south of the Air Zone in 2005. In 2007 he was appointed head of operations and by the end of the year he was appointed Air Force Chief of Staff.
The supreme council is also Mohab Mamish Vice Admiral Mohammed Hussein, 63. He is Commander in Chief of the Naval forces and trained in the United States, United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates. Another member of the military junta is Lt. Gen. Abd El Aziz Seif-Eldeen, 62, is commander of the Air Defense Forces of Egypt, he joined the military academy in 1968 and graduated in 1970. 
Since his appointment on 29 January as vice president Colonel Suleiman, has been considered the leader tutelaría transition. Suleiman, 74, and was the second most powerful man in Egypt before the riots that ended with the rais. From the beginning, his appointment was seen as a way of ensuring the continuity of the regime.
Former Director of Intelligence of Egypt with a long military career behind him, his discretion has given him a reputation in the shadow Amend. In recent weeks it was rumored that could be a relay to Mubarak that the military could accept. But since the announcement of Friday, changed the political and military hierarchy in Egypt and the movements of the last few days have redesigned the map of power in the transition of the country.
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces is headed by Marshal Mohamed Tantaui, 75, who is leading the Egyptian political transition. Known by some officers as "poodle Mubarak" Tanatui is since 1991 minister of defense. Besides being the military chief of Egypt, with the transfer of all power to the Supreme Council of the armed forces, Marshal Tantaui has assumed the duties of president in the interior and exterior.
It is, to all intents and purposes, the man in office. Although the dictatorship was involved in one of the most reactionary military leaders in recent weeks has handled with skill and diplomacy in its relations with the opposition and the demonstrators. It was the first member of government who visited the Liberation Square during the protests and many protesters have greeted in recent days as a hero of democracy.
The great potential Tantaui rival, analysts said, is Lt. Gen. Sami Hafez Enan, Chief of Staff of the Army and number two in the institution. Younger and more innovative, though unrelated to any liberal spirit, Enan was perceived as the real leader of the middle-aged Egyptian officials, accustomed to living with soldiers from other countries in the U.S.
military academies and with ambitions to reform an antiquated military. Sami Hafez Enan was visiting in Washington on January 25 heading a military delegation with senior U.S. Army. One thing that would have passed unnoticed, except that it was the day that the government of Hosni Mubarak recently deposed blocked Internet and the first demonstrations in the Place de la Liberation were felt.
This visit is the product of chance and U.S. media said Washington was pressing Enan to play a key mediating role, although there was speculation that Mubarak was too close to retain a role in a new government. Other prominent member of the military leadership is Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed, quarterback 59.
Hafez is chief of the Air Force and has held senior liaison officer of the United States. He became commander of the Eastern Zone of air and then the south of the Air Zone in 2005. In 2007 he was appointed head of operations and by the end of the year he was appointed Air Force Chief of Staff.
The supreme council is also Mohab Mamish Vice Admiral Mohammed Hussein, 63. He is Commander in Chief of the Naval forces and trained in the United States, United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates. Another member of the military junta is Lt. Gen. Abd El Aziz Seif-Eldeen, 62, is commander of the Air Defense Forces of Egypt, he joined the military academy in 1968 and graduated in 1970.
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