Egyptian Former President Hosni Mubarak Dies

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak died in Cairo late hour this morning at the age of 91. The nonagenarian died at a military hospital in Cairo. His death was confirmed by Egyptian State media on Tuesday, 25 February 2020.

Mubarak underwent surgery in late January and was photographed with his grandson as he recovered. However, on Saturday, 22 February 2020, Mubarak's son Alaa said that the former president remained in intensive care.

Born in 1928, Mubarak entered the air force as a teenager and went on to play a key role in the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.

He became president less than a decade later, following the assassination of President Anwar Sadat, and played a key role in the Israel-Palestinian peace process.

Mubarak spent three decades (1981 – 2011) in office before a popular uprising swept Egypt in 2011 and was forced to step down.

Before he entered politics, Mubarak was a career officer in the Egyptian Air Force. He served as its commander from 1972 – 1975 and rose to the rank of Air Chief Marshal (General) in 1973.  Some time in the 1950s, he returned to the Air Force Academy as an instructor, remaining there until early 1959. He assumed presidency after the assassination of Anwar Sadat and lasted almost thirty years, making him Egypt's longest-serving ruler since Muhammad Ali Pasha, who ruled the country from 1805 – 1848.