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Character: Mohammed Morsi (president of egypt since june 2012) Country of Representation: Egypt Background:


 * doctorate in engineering
 * went to University of South Carolina
 * arrested multiple times
 * by Mubarak for being apart of Muslim Brotherhood
 * good at negotiation

Geography:


 * official language: arabic
 * Nile River
 * divides country in half
 * people depend on annual floods for water source
 * flood from June to October
 * deserts
 * Libyan
 * Nubian
 * Eastern
 * climate
 * dry
 * little to no rainfall

Population: 80.3 million

Mo Ibrahim Index: 10th with a score of 61 Safety and Rule of Law: 12th; 63

Participation and Human Rights: 39th; 34
 * elect president for six year terms
 * unlimited terms
 * head of executive branch
 * prime minister
 * head of government
 * bicameral legislature
 * people’s assebly
 * advisory council
 * political parties involving religion are forbidden

Sustainable Economic Opportunity: 2nd; 70
 * lacking in:
 * women’s rights
 * gay rights
 * justice
 * religious freedoms
 * labor rights

Human Development: 9th; 76
 * economic growth being held back by
 * lack of land
 * increasing population
 * farming and fishing industry
 * crops:
 * cotton
 * rice
 * corn
 * wheat
 * beans
 * tomatoes
 * sugarcane
 * citrus fruit
 * dates
 * imports:
 * machinery and equipment
 * foodstuffs
 * chemicals
 * wood products
 * fuels
 * consumer goods
 * exports:
 * petroleum
 * cotton
 * textiles
 * metal products
 * chemicals
 * Trade partners:
 * United States
 * Italy
 * Germany
 * France
 * Saudi Arabia


 * need a plan because today’s kids are the future
 * make advancements while keeping cultural traditions and customs
 * problem = unemployment
 * especially for first time job seekers
 * not fully educated

Political Platform


 * government should be based on the __Quran and Islamic Sharia law__
 * “religious code of life”
 * refers to both Islamic law and way of life
 * believes in Christians and Muslims living together in peace

Three Supporters:

Citations
 * Muslim Brotherhood
 * Musi was apart of this
 * Yasser Ali
 * political spokesperson for Musi
 * United States
 * have some tensions
 * could be allies/get along
 * *potential*

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