Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi

President Donald Trump meets with Aya Hijazi, an Egyptian-American aid worker, in the Oval office of the White House on Friday. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

Egyptian-American aid worker Aya Hijazi was held for nearly three years without a verdict, in what human rights groups have called an "arbitrary detention." Mohamed el Raai/AP hide caption

The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's third-highest ranking member and a main financier of the banned movement, Khayrat al-Shater (second from left), and other defendants flash the four-finger salute during their trial in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday. Ousted President Mohammed Morsi, who was among them, received the death penalty. Khaled Elfiqi/EPA/Landov hide caption

A picture taken in Cairo shows ballots sitting on a table as polling station officials count votes in the country's presidential election. Former army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi is projected to be the overwhelming winner. Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Egypt's defense minister, Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (center), attends a gala event at the Cairo Opera House earlier this month. Ahmed Omar/AP hide caption

Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in April 2013. Jim Watson/AP hide caption

Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in April 2013, when he was a general and defense minister. Jim Watson/AP hide caption

Ballots are seen at a polling station in Cairo on Wednesday, the second day of voting in a referendum on a new constitution. Mohammed Bendari /APA /Landov hide caption