biography
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Mubarak, (Mohammed) Hosni (Said)
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pronunciation:
[mubarak]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1928– )
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| biography:
| Egyptian statesman and president (1981– ), born in al-Minufiyah, NE Egypt. A former pilot and flying instructor who rose to become commander of the Egyptian Air Force, he was vice-president under Anwar Sadat from 1975 until the latter's assassination in 1981. As president he has struggled to further Egypt's economic development, to meet the threat posed by Muslim extremists, and to follow a balanced foreign policy, including adhering to the peace treaty with Israel (1979) and supporting the military coalition against Iraq during the Gulf War (1991). |
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