Saidi’s personal driver views Mahmoud’s interactions with Nawal al-Wazir with suspicion. He argues that Nawal is a manipulative woman who fell in love with Saidi and wanted to marry him, but is now responsible for launching legal accusations against the editor. Although Sultan does not necessarily have any reason to lie to Mahmoud, his unshakable loyalty to Saidi suggests that he is not necessarily an objective observer in this situation. In this sense, he simply causes Mahmoud more confusion about Saidi and Nawal’s secret motives in their interactions with him. Sultan disappears while driving Saidi’s mother and sister toward Amman, the capital of Jordan, where Saidi’s mother is meant to be treated for a severe illness. Given the presence of armed groups who have been murdering people because of their religious affiliations, the group is likely killed on the road.
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Sultan Character Timeline in Frankenstein in Baghdad
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Chapter 15: A Lost Soul
...more private place to discuss this mysterious matter further. On their way, they run into Sultan, Saidi’s driver, who gives Mahmoud a disapproving look.
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Mahmoud leaves the bar and calls Sultan, Saidi’s driver, to take him home. Sultan, who is also drunk, apologizes in advance for...
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Finally, Sultan reveals that Saidi has actually left Baghdad to avoid Nawal, whom Sultan calls a “whore.”...
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Chapter 16: Daniel
The next day, Sultan drives Saidi’s mother and sisters to Amman, where Saidi is waiting for them. However, the...
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Chapter 18: The Writer
...erupt in Baghdad. When he tried to call the number 666, convinced that Saidi and Sultan lied about Nawal al-Wazir, he reached an automatic message telling him that the number was...
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