Omar Suleiman
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"Omar Mahmoud Suleiman" was an Egyptian army general, politician, diplomat, and intelligence officer. A leading figure in Egypt's intelligence system beginning in 1986, Suleiman was appointed to the long-vacant Vice President of Egypt/Vice Presidency by President Hosni Mubarak on 29 January 2011. On 11 February 2011, Suleiman announced Mubarak's resignation and ceased being Vice President; governing power was transferred to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces/Armed Forces Supreme Council, of which Suleiman was not a member. A new head of intelligence services was appointed by the ruling Supreme Council. Suleiman withdrew from the political scene and did not appear in public after announcing Mubarak's resignation.

Millions of Egyptian citizens[http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2011/1034/fr1.htm Al-Ahram: Egypt, after birth pangs], [http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/02/11/137179.html Al-Arabiya: Mubarak quits Cairo as a million march], [http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2045328_2045333_2045691,00.html TIME: Military Will Determine Fate of Mubarak's Exit Plan],

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It is hard to convince them to change 180 degrees. I hope it will happen. You know they are very radical and it is hard to convince them.

Iran will give them the money, I think.

If they don't accept to commit themselves to these issues, nobody will deal with them.

One of the challenges for Islamic finance today is that it doesn't have international benchmarks.

I think it (suspending aid) will be a punishment for the people, which we don't want.

They will also be advised that they should keep all the achievements the Palestinian people have made regarding peace and security.

But the most important prevention is for people to observe hygiene.