The challenges we face today will forge the character of tom... - Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

"The challenges we face today will forge the character of tomorrow's leaders."

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Courage

President, Military General Egyptian Born 1954 (age 72)

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"Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do."

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