The generosity of His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammad al-Qassimi, Member of Supreme Council of the UAE and Ruler of Sharjah, on whose initiative this award has existed for over ten years was mentioned.

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In August, the president moved decisively against the military leadership, sending into retirement Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi -- who, as Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, had acted as the country's de facto ruler in the wake of Mubarak's ouster and prior to Morsy's election.

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