A list of the 10 presidential hopefuls disqualified from the race by the Egyptian elections commission.

Most prominent figures:

— KHAIRAT EL-SHATER—Deputy head of the Muslim Brotherhood and its chief strategist.

— HAZEM ABU ISMAIL—A lawyer-turned-television preacher who was a favorite of ultraconservative Islamists known as Salafis.

— OMAR SULEIMAN—One of the most powerful figures in Mubarak's inner circle, serving as his intelligence chief since 1993.

— AYMAN NOUR—A prominent dissident under ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's regime who spent many years in jail.

Lesser known candidates:

— MORTADA MANSOUR, ASHRAF BAROUMA, MAMDOUH QUTB, HOSSAM KHAIRAT, IBRAHIM AL-GHARIB, AHMED AWAD AL-SAIDI