Alaa Mubarak
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Alaa Mubarak or Alā'-ud-dīn Muhammad Husni Sayyid Mubarak (born 1962 or 1961) is an Egyptian
businessman and the elder of two sons of ousted president
Hosni Mubarak
of Egypt
, who served from 1981-2011, and his wife Suzanne Mubarak
.
He keeps a much lower profile than his younger brother, Gamal
, and is not involved in politics.
Alaa attended St. George's College, Cairo
for his early education; then he graduated from the American University in Cairo
. He is married to Heidy Rasekh, and fathered two sons: Muhammad and Omar. Muhammad died on 18 May 2009, aged 12, after suffering a 'severe health crisis.' (a brain haemorrhage)
Just before his father's resignation Alaa had a bitter argument with his brother Gamal Mubarak. He reportedly told him "Instead of working to help your father be honored at the end of his life, you helped damage his image this way," The two brothers almost came to blows and senior palace officials had to interfere in order to cool down both men.
On 13 April 2011, Alaa was imprisoned for 15 days pending investigations for corruption, abuse of power, and for his alleged role in causing the fatalities and casualities of peaceful protesters during the Revolution.
Egyptians
Egyptians are nation an ethnic group made up of Mediterranean North Africans, the indigenous people of Egypt.Egyptian identity is closely tied to geography. The population of Egypt is concentrated in the lower Nile Valley, the small strip of cultivable land stretching from the First Cataract to...
businessman and the elder of two sons of ousted president
President of Egypt
The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the head of state of Egypt.Under the Constitution of Egypt, the president is also the supreme commander of the armed forces and head of the executive branch of the Egyptian government....
Hosni Mubarak
Hosni Mubarak
Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak is a former Egyptian politician and military commander. He served as the fourth President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011....
of Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, who served from 1981-2011, and his wife Suzanne Mubarak
Suzanne Mubarak
Suzanne Mubarak is married to the former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and was First Lady of Egypt until his ouster on 11 February 2011.-Early life and education:...
.
He keeps a much lower profile than his younger brother, Gamal
Gamal Mubarak
Gamal Al Din Mohammed Hosni Sayed Mubarak , , is the younger of the two sons of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and former First Lady Suzanne Mubarak...
, and is not involved in politics.
Alaa attended St. George's College, Cairo
St. George's College, Cairo
St. George's College in Cairo, Egypt, is a boys' school that offers the basic three stages of the pre-university education system in Egypt . The primary language of instruction is English; nevertheless, social sciences are taught in Arabic. In addition, French is also taught as a second foreign...
for his early education; then he graduated from the American University in Cairo
American University in Cairo
The American University in Cairo is an independent, non-profit, apolitical, secular institution of higher learning located in Cairo, Egypt...
. He is married to Heidy Rasekh, and fathered two sons: Muhammad and Omar. Muhammad died on 18 May 2009, aged 12, after suffering a 'severe health crisis.' (a brain haemorrhage)
Just before his father's resignation Alaa had a bitter argument with his brother Gamal Mubarak. He reportedly told him "Instead of working to help your father be honored at the end of his life, you helped damage his image this way," The two brothers almost came to blows and senior palace officials had to interfere in order to cool down both men.
On 13 April 2011, Alaa was imprisoned for 15 days pending investigations for corruption, abuse of power, and for his alleged role in causing the fatalities and casualities of peaceful protesters during the Revolution.