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Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak [a] (Arabic: محمد حسني مبارك ; 4 May 1928 – 25 February 2020) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the fourth president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011.
The office of President of Egypt was established in 1953. The president is the head of state of Egypt and the Supreme Commander of the Egyptian Armed Forces.The current president is Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who has effectively controlled the country since the 2013 coup d'état, and was officially elected president in 2014.
Egypt's membership in the Arab League was suspended (and not reinstated until 1989). [3] PLO Leader Yasser Arafat said "Let them sign what they like. False peace will not last." [4] In Egypt, various jihadist groups, such as Egyptian Islamic Jihad and al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya, used the Camp David Accords to rally support for their cause. [5]
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's former president, Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood leader who rose to office in the country's first free elections in 2012 and was ousted a year later by the military ...
This is a list of heads of state and government who died in office. In general, hereditary office holders (kings, queens, emperors, emirs, and the like) and holders of offices where the normal term limit is life (popes, presidents for life, etc.) are excluded because, until recently, their death in office was the norm.
A music video director who incurred the wrath of Egypt’s president has died in prison. Filmmaker Shady Habash died Saturday in Cairo’s Tora Prison complex, claimed his attorney, Ahmed el-Khwaga.
The first president of Egypt was Mohamed Naguib, who, along with Gamal Abdel Nasser, led the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 that overthrew King Farouk and marked the end of British colonial rule. Though Farouk's infant son was formally declared by the revolutionaries as King Fuad II , all effective executive power was vested in Naguib and the ...
Singapore – President Tony Tan Keng Yam wrote, in a letter of condolence, to Raúl Castro: "During his time as Prime Minister, and then President, His Excellency Fidel Castro Ruz made significant contributions to Cuba and the Cuban people, particularly in the provision of public healthcare and education. His patriotism and single-minded ...