THE LAST PHARAOH

Who was this man, this solder, who had little in common with everyday politics yet managed to secure virtually unlimited powers to command a nation? How did this progressive reformer bring his own country to the verge of catastrophe and what forced modern Egyptians to revolt against their idol? Today Egypt no longer has Hosni Mubarak; a man who once communicated with the United States courted friends within the former Soviet Union; a man who could smooth over contradictions and take tough decisions;a man who could say: “Egypt is me”.