Mubarak

American

[moo-bahr-uhk] / muˈbɑr ək /

noun

(Mohammed) Hosni 1928–2020, Egyptian political leader: president 1981–2011.

Mubarak British

/ mʊˈbɑːrək /

noun

( Muhammad ) Hosni (ˈhʊsnɪ). born 1928, Egyptian statesman: president of Egypt from 1981-2011; ousted from office after mass demonstrations

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The feeling in the U.A.E. and fellow Gulf monarchies after Tehran restarted the missile and drone strikes on Monday is that Mubarak might have had a point, diplomats and analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak is the club's agenda-setter.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

To that end, Al Mubarak will be at the centre of the process to appoint Guardiola's eventual replacement.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah attended the "ceremony for inking the engineering-supply-construction contract for building Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port on Boubyan island," state media reported.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

In Cairo, the day after a private meeting with the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, I was scheduled to address a large meeting in a local hall.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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