TODAY in HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY: Former Egypt President Hosni Mubarak is 88 Years Old Today

Hosni Mubarak

Hosni Mubarak is the fourth President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011. He was born on this day, May 4, 1928 in Egypt. After his secondary school education, he attended Egyptian Military Academy where he received a Bachelor's degree in Military Sciences in 1949. He also has a Bachelor Degree in Aviation Sciences from Air Force Academy. Before assuming the office of the president, he worked with Egyptian Airforce as a Pilot/Commander and was promoted to

Air Chief Marshal. He was appointed Vice President of Egypt by President Anwar Sadat in 1975 and later became president on 14 October 1981, eight days after his boss Sadat's assassination.

Mubarak ruled Egypt for almost 30 years making him one of the longest serving presidents in Africa. He resigned as president during Egyptian Revolution in 2011. Mubarak was then ordered to stand trial on charges of negligence for failing to stop the killing of peaceful protesters during the revolution. On 2 June 2012, an Egyptian court sentenced Mubarak to life imprisonment.

He suffered chronic health issues during the trial, his sentence was however overturned in 2013 and a retrial was ordered. Mubarak and his sons were convicted on 9 May 2015 of corruption and given prison sentences. Mubarak is detained in a military hospital and his sons were freed 12 October 2015 by a Cairo court.
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Uchenna Viscount and 5 others like this.

Henry Agbai Osiri

is he not a human?

Endy Edeson

@henry: of course he is a human. many people see him as a Villain

Deji Ismail Owolabi

we all av our short coming,come to think of it during his tenure as president.he build his country,unlike our so call leaders.what he was accused and convicted of our leaders has done worst.

Endy Edeson

you are right Ismail. the thing is, most leaders allow POWER to control them. Absolute Power is a disease in leadership. that was Mubarak problem. though he had structures in place during his regime

Balogun Temitope Balow Topzy

@Endy.you are right,even the power is nothing when your people have no peace and they are not living in unity.it's only God can judge him.