Omar Suleiman was appointed as vice president in January 2011 amid a popular uprising against the government and given the task of opening talks with the opposition
The post is the one that President Mubarak occupied before he was promoted to the presidency, but which he kept vacant until 2011.
Mr Suleiman has been intelligence chief since 1993 and has played a prominent public role in diplomacy - including in Egypt's relations
He is described as a long-term confidant of Mr Mubarak.
No comments:
Post a Comment