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In the 1970s, he tapped into Egypt's highest politics, climbing the official echelons quite fast until establishing himself as one of Sadat's top aides. According to “I knew Sadat,” the memoirs of Sadat's adviser, Mahmoud Gamei, Hassan found his way to Sadat's world while the latter was looking for a
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