Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak (Arabic:محمد حسني السيد مبارك, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation:[mæˈħæmmæd ˈħosni (ʔe)sˈsæjjed moˈbɑːɾɑk], Muḥammad Ḥusnī Sayyid Mubārak ; born 4 May 1928) is a former Egyptian military and political leader who served as the fourthPresident of Egypt from 1981 to 2011.
Before he entered politics, Mubarak was a career officer in the Egyptian Air Force. He served as its commander from 1972 to 1975 and rose to the rank of air chief marshal. Some time in the 1950s, he returned to the Air Force Academy as an instructor, remaining there until early 1959. He was appointed Vice President of Egypt by President Anwar Sadat in 1975 and assumed the presidency on 14 October 1981, eight days after Sadat's assassination. Mubarak's presidency lasted almost thirty years, making him Egypt's longest-serving ruler since Muhammad Ali Pasha, who ruled the country from 1805 to 1848.
Mubarak stepped down after 18 days of demonstrations during the 2011 Egyptian revolution. On 11 February 2011, Vice President Omar Suleiman announced that Mubarak had resigned as president and transferred authority to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.
"The people gave me the responsibility of building the future of this nation. And I did it with honor."
"An honest observer of the evolution of conditions in Egypt would discover that terrorism is an alien phenomenon, strange to our values and heritage."
"We will continue to fight the scourge of terrorism against humanity and reject the culture of extremism and violence in any form or shape, from whatever source or place, regardless of justifications or motives, being fully aware of their dangers as a plague that threatens the peace and stability of the whole world."
"We are meeting here to put an end to this cycle [of violence], to put things back in order and to put the wheel of peace on the right track. The task is very great, but our hopes are greater."
"Saudi Arabia has lost one of its dutiful sons, a leader among the most dear of its leaders and men,"
"Sharon is capable of making peace."
"I've said more than once: Sharon is capable of making peace. He has the power, the determination, the ability and the security concept for how to make peace,"
"It is fundamental to try to re-orient US-Egyptian relations towards increased commercial exchanges and economic cooperation,"
"I'm committed to sustain current efforts to reach a free trade agreement with the United States,"
"There are some people who dislike this whole spirit and blood, or soul and blood business, ... It's better to change it."
"Citizens, the priority now is to recover trust between the Egyptian - amongst the Egyptians and to have trust and confidence in our economy and international reputation and the fact that the change that we have embarked on will carry on and there's no going back to the old days."
"I am telling you that I am very grateful and am so proud of you for being a symbolic generation that is calling for change to the better, that is dreaming for a better future, and is making the future."
"If there is one Osama bin Laden now, there will be 100 bin Ladens afterwards."
"We shall continue to work for a Middle East that is free of strife and violence, living in harmony without the threat of terrorism or the dangers of weapons of mass destruction."
"My aim was never to seek a force and take power."
"I would like to tell you as the president of the republic, I am not embarrassed to listen to the Youth of my country and to respond to them."
"The true victory is the victory for democracy and pluralism."
"Egypt is going through difficult times and we cannot allow it to carry on."
It seized direct control after 18 days of protests forced longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak to resign on Feb ...The Muslim Brotherhood, the most powerful opposition force during Mubarak's era, swept both votes.
It seized direct control after 18 days of protests forced longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak to resign on Feb ...The Muslim Brotherhood, the most powerful opposition force during Mubarak’s era, swept both votes.
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The uprisings in Egypt and Libya got rid of strong men Hosni Mubarak and Muammar Gaddafi but not Assad who was not a strong leader but whose regime was as cruel as it was tenacious ... This is what happened when the Shah of Iran was overthrown in 1979.
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