Hassan al-Roueini

Hassan al-Roueini (Arabic: حسن الرويني; born 8 June 1950) was the Egyptian military commander for the Cairo area during the 2011 revolution. He was a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces from 2007 till 2012.

Hassan el-Roweiny
Hassan al-Roueini (right) and Gen. Martin E. Dempsey (2012)
Born	(1950-06-08) June 8, 1950 (age 75)
Allegiance	Egypt
Branch	Egyptian Army
Years of service	1971–2012
Rank	Major General
Unit	42nd Mechanized Battalion
Commands	General Officer Commanding, Central Military Zone (2007-2012)
Battles / wars	Yom Kippur War

On 10 February General al-Roueini told protestors in Tahrir Square, "All your demands will be met today".^[1] On the following day President Hosni Mubarak ceded power to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.

On 23 March 2011 Major General al-Roueini welcomed US Defence Secretary Robert Gates to Cairo.^[2]

Major General al-Roueini has promised that secret military tribunals - at which between seven and ten thousand Egyptian citizens were tried between February and July 2011 - will be phased out once the state prosecutor's office is properly functioning.^[3]