11 February 2011 Last updated at 14:46 ET

Egypt's key military figures

The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces appeared on state TV the day before President Mubarak's resignation. The council's head, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, is seated second from the right.

Armed forces top brass
Name	Rank	Role	Background
Source: Egyptian ministry of defence, regional experts
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi	Field marshal	Defence minister. Appointed deputy prime minister after the sacking of the cabinet on 29 January and now head of the Higher Military Council	Served in the government as minister of defence since 1991 and a general commander for the armed forces since 1995
Sami Hafez Enan	Lieutenant general	Chief of staff of the armed forces	Served as chief of staff of the armed forces since 2005
Abd el Aziz Seif-Eldeen	Lieutenant general	Commander of air defence forces	Served as commander of air defence forces since 2005
Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed	Air marshal	Air force commander	Became chief of staff of the air force in 2007 and air marshal in 2008
Mohab Mamish	Vice admiral	Commander in chief of the navy	Graduated in 1971 and trained in the US, UAE, China, Greece and France
Hassan al-Roueini	General	Military commander for the Cairo area	The general addressed protesters in Tahrir Square on 11 February, telling them their demands "will be met"