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Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi arrived in India on September 1st 2016 with an aim to step up engagement in areas of security, counter-terrorism and trade. Who is he?

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Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia

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Kyrgyzstan President

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Israel President

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Egyptian President

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