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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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More than 280 stores, particularly in locations with large Muslim populations, carry the items, which include lantern string lights and table runners reading “Ramadan Mubarak,” or “Blessed Ramadan.”

From Seattle Times

Past economic hardship led to riots and contributed to the fall of both former presidents Hosni Mubarak and Mohammed Morsi.

From BBC

Bennett’s predecessor, Benjamin Netanyahu, was the last Israeli prime minister to make an official visit to Egypt, in 2011, when the late Hosni Mubarak was in power there.

From Reuters

Bread was the first word in the signature slogan chanted in the 2011 uprising that unseated former president Hosni Mubarak.

From Reuters

The protesters’ early sense of victory after President Hosni Mubarak steps down from power is short-lived.

From Seattle Times

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