Suleiman

Do the women in Suleiman's life have any true power, and if so, from where is it derived?

In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar: Questions 2007

Suleiman is soon caught up in a world he cannot hope to understandwhere the sound of the telephone ringing becomes a portent of grave danger; where his mother frantically burns his father’s cherished books; where a stranger full of sinister questions sits outside in a parked car all day; where his best friend’s father can disappear overnight, next to be seen publicly interrogated on state television.

In the Country of Men: Summary and book reviews of In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar. 2007

I asked an Egyptian ambassador how Suleiman is perceived on the diplomatic stage.

Pharaohs-in-Waiting 2003

I asked an Egyptian ambassador how Suleiman is perceived on the diplomatic stage.

Pharaohs-in-Waiting 2003

Suleiman is an increasingly frequent visitor to Washington — and, in fact, has become a key Mubarak troubleshooter and point person with the United States.

Pharaohs-in-Waiting 2003

Suleiman is an increasingly frequent visitor to Washington — and, in fact, has become a key Mubarak troubleshooter and point person with the United States.

Pharaohs-in-Waiting 2003

Some demonstrators have objected to the idea of Suleiman leading a transition, noting that he is Mubarak's intelligence chief and longtime ally.

Clinton urges Egyptians to support government-led reform process Mary Beth Sheridan 2011

Some demonstrators have objected to the idea of Suleiman leading a transition, noting that he is Mubarak's intelligence chief and longtime ally.

Clinton urges Egyptians to support government-led reform process Mary Beth Sheridan 2011

Some demonstrators have objected to the idea of Suleiman leading a transition, noting that he is Mubarak's intelligence chief and longtime ally.

Clinton urges Egyptians to support government-led reform process Mary Beth Sheridan 2011

The Post's correspondent Craig Whitlock reports from Cairo on Mubarak's meeting with Suleiman, which is supposed to be taking place now in the presidential palace:

Mubarak: 'determined to fulfill what I promised' (Egypt updates) Melissa Bell 2011