Egyptians the Copts, became dhimmis. In time the power of the Arabs waned throughout the Islamic Empire so that in the 10th century, the Turkish Ikhshids were able to take control of Egypt and made it an independent political unit from the rest of the empire. Egyptians continued to live socially and politically separate from their foreign conquerors, but their rulers like the Ptolemies before them were able to stabilize the country and bring renewed economic prosperity. It was under the Shiite Fatimids from the 10th to the 12th centuries that Muslim Egyptian institutions began to take form along with the
Keeper of the Rulers' Seal are kept secret. The second highest position in the Office of the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal is the Assistant Secretary of the Conference of Rulers, who assists in managing the Conference's meetings and elections. To be an effective liaison organization between the state palace administration and the central government through a harmonious, cultured and prudent relationship To create a harmonious environment and ensure a smooth administrative relationship in the preservation of the sovereignty of monarchical and non-monarchical states. To preserve the sovereignty of the monarchy institution as a source of power and authority between the Federal and State Governments.