Said Ramadan

He was still able to influence young Pakistani intellectuals by hosting weekly radio programs and publishing booklets discussing Islamic affairs.

Ramadan met Abul A'la Maududi and was endorsed by Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan, who prefaced one of his books.

To better integrate in Pakistani society he wore a Jinnah cap, which "made people forget he was Egyptian".

His work as an ideologue is said to have contributed in making Pakistan an Islamic Republic in 1956, as "he was omnipresent in the media - arguing, on every occasion, for legislation based on the sharia.

In the end, the US did not gain much for its efforts, as Ramadan was more interested in spreading his Islamist agenda than fighting communism.