About
The Guy Behind Omar Soliman (الراجل اللى ورا عمر سليمان) is an emerging photoshop trend based on Egyptian vice president Omar Soliman’s nationally televised address announcing that President Mubarak will be stepping down from his office after 30 years of autocracy. During this speech, an unidentified man (presumably a bodyguard) behind the vice president stood out as highly irritated—and thus equally entertaining.
Background
On the day before Omar Soliman’s announcement on February 11th, 2011, the Egyptian army announced that “all of the protestors’ demands will be met.” On that day, Mubarak made a speech, announcing that he would delegate his authoritative powers down to Vice President Omar Soliman, but would not step down from the office. This announcement, of course, frustrated the protesters’ in Egypt and elsewhere like Yemen and Jordan. Also see: Bread Helmet Guy.
Origin
On the 18th day of protests, Soliman announced that he was going to make an emergency statement. As Egyptians everywhere anxiously huddled around their television sets to listen to the statement they had all been waiting for, many viewers’ couldn’t help but notice the highly distressed looking man standing behind the vice president.
The man behind Omar Soliman was later identified as Major Sherif Hussein of the Egyptian special forces’ Unit 64, according to the Egyptian Chronicles blog.
Spread
In the days following the announcement, many people started tweeting about the guy behind Omar Soliman. Which was closely followed, of course, with photoshopped pictures of him emerging on Facebook and Twitter.
Obama’s personal guard .. supplier of nuclear weapons to Saddam .. Commander of intelligence in the former Soviet Union .. involved in the murder of Kennedy .. Hitler’s confidant .. Standing there in all important moments in history .. You rarely find such a man in times like these: The guy behind Omar Soliman.
Notable Instance
Combination of Never Say No To Panda and “The Guy Behind Omar Soliman”:
