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That closeness, that life in the President's shadow earned Mubarak mocking nicknames of "Sadat's Sadat," "court jester" and "empty face" among Egyptian critics. As one disgruntled parliamentarian put it before last week's tragedy...
...Someone should tell Sadat that there are more than 40 million other Egyptians who should have something to say about who will be President." Nonetheless, U.S. officials who have dealt with Mubarak rate him highly. He has been "carefully tutored," says one, with emphasis. Notes a Washington analyst: "A lot of Egyptian politicians have fallen by the wayside during the Sadat era, but Mubarak has come...
...most telling compliment to Mubarak's abilities came from Sadat himself...
...Mubarak chaired Cabinet meetings in Sadat's absence, held sweeping authority on national security matters and conducted important diplomatic missions abroad. "I know he will approve," Mubarak used to say, when he would authorize an action. "I will tell him about it later." The ultimate approval is now Mubarak...
Barely 48 hours after the assassination, President-designate Hosni Mubarak was interviewed by TIME Correspondents Wilton Wynn and Robert C. Wurmstedt. Excerpts...