Blogger Ahmed Shokeir conducted a survey to find out the 10 most influential people in Egypt after he was surprised to find out that Gamal Mubarak, son of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak - who is expected to succeed his father - was among the 2009 TIME 100 Finalists . Shokeir writes: The real surprise was the second Arab influential person after Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority managing director who was ranked as number 13 with more than 839 thousand votes. For the first time Gamal Mubarak's name shows up on the Time list in the 18th position with a slight difference (832,593 votes).
Mwanablogu Ahmed Shokeir aliendesha taftishi ya kutafuta watu 10 wenye ushawishi zaidi nchini Misri baada ya kushangazwa na matokeo ya Gamal Mubarak, mtoto wa Rais Hosni Mubarak wa Misri - kama mmoja wa washindi 100 wa mwisho wa mwaka 2009 wa TIME.