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9 unusual facts about Hosni Mubarak


2011 Azerbaijani protests

Several critics compared Aliyev to then-President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and warned that Azerbaijan could face popular protests as part of a regional wave of civil unrest, though leaders of the Azerbaijani Popular Front Party and Müsavat stopped short of threatening to lead them personally.

2011 Iraqi protests

Dozens protested in Tahrir Square, calling for Oil Minister Karim Luaibi to be fired, a planned port named for ex-President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak to be scrapped, and political prisoners to be released.

Abdelrahman Fakhri Abou el-Ila

Abdelrahman Fakhri Abou el-Ila is an Egyptian-Canadian university student arrested in 2002 and accused of partaking in a plot to assassinate Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak the previous year.

Arab International Bank

Its chair is Atef Ebeid, appointed by Hosni Mubarak shortly after being removed from his position as prime minister.

Bay Area Rapid Transit

The shutdown caught the attention of Leland Yee and international media, as well as drawing comparisons to the former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in several articles and comments.

Gillard Government

Following the 2011 Egyptian revolution and resignation of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, Rudd called for "constitutional reform and a clear timetable towards free and fair elections".

Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!

During the protests that led to the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, various parody versions of the book appeared on the Internet as "Hosni Mubarak Will You Please Go Now".

Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources

In 1990, after the book had attracted the attention of Azhar University, Lings received a decoration from President Hosni Mubarak.

The Laughing Cow

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is often jokingly referred to as 'La Vache qui Rit' because of his supposed resemblance to the cheese's logo.


Al-Wasat Party

The court's ruling was handed down in the wake of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, and made al-Wasat the first new party to gain official status after the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.

Beni Suef Cultural Palace fire

In the aftermath the Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, resigned, a move that was later revoked by President Hosni Mubarak.

Dominic Waghorn

Waghorn was part of Sky’s BAFTA-nominated and Golden-Nymph award winning team covering the Egyptian revolution before the downfall of President Hosni Mubarak, from the outbreak of protests, to the 'Friday of Rage' protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square, demanding Mubarak's rapid departure (rather than the long transition period envisaged by the Egyptian Government), and Mubarak's subsequent downfall and the immediate aftermath.

Egypt–United States relations

American policy has been to provide strong support to presidents who supported solutions to the Arab-Israeli conflict, especially presidents Anwar Sadat (1970–81) and Hosni Mubarak (1981–2011).

Egyptian Constitution of 1971

The 1971 constitution is the fourth adopted constitution since the declaration of the republic and is known as "The Permanent Egyptian Constitution" although, since its ratification, it has been amended three times by two presidents; the first being in 1980 by President Sadat at the end of his presidency and the two other times by President Hosni Mubarak in both 2005 and early 2007.

Galal Amer

After the start of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, Galal Amer was one of the people that opposed Hosni Mubarak and Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, and participated in the demonstration protests that demanded the end of military rule.

Hamdi Qandil

In 1998 Qandil responded favorably to the invitation of Safwat El-Sherif, the Information Minister in Hosni Mubarak's government, to return to Egyptian television.

June 2007 in Africa

The President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak invites the leaders of the Palestinian Authority, Israel and Jordan to a summit on Sunday to discuss the Palestinian crisis.

Media of Egypt

Following the peace talks over the Middle East conflict at the Sharm al-Sheikh in Egypt, Al-Ahram was caught doctoring a photo that had showed U.S. president Barack Obama in the front to show Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak walking in the lead on a red carpet ahead of Binyamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, and Jordan's King Abdullah II.

Murad Muwafi

# Appointed as a Director of the Egyptian Intelligence by former President Hosni Mubarak on January 31, 2011 after the previous Director Omar Suleiman was appointed as a Vice President.

Ranan Lurie

About a year later, At the recommendation of the American Ambassador to Egypt, Ned Walker, President Hosni Mubarak together with the publishers of "Al-Ahram" offered Lurie to publish his cartoons in "Al-Ahram" and print an Egyptian version of his "Cartoon News" in Arabic.

Samira Shahbandar

In October 1988, at a party thrown in the honor of Suzanne Mubarak, the wife of then-Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Uday beat and stabbed Gegeo to death (some say at the request of his mother), bludgeoning Gegeo repeatedly in front of horrified guests.

Tamer Shaaban

Shaaban spoke on CBC about his film, its role, and the uprising against former President Hosni Mubarak at the end of January of that year.


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Twitter Revolution

Egyptian Revolution of 2011, in which the regime of Hosni Mubarak was ended after 30 years