Egypt’s ousted president Hosni Mubarak dies aged 91, state TV announces
- Autocrat ruled Egypt for 30 years before he was removed by the military
- Ex-president was held in custody for six years for trial over killing of protesters
- Almost 900 people were killed in Cairo during mass street protests in 2011
Egypt’s ousted president Hosni Mubarak has died at the age of 91, state TV has announced.
The autocrat’s failing health following recent surgery had been detailed by his son Alaa on social media.
Only friends and family will be permitted at his funeral, Arab media has said.
Hosni Mubarak has died, Egypt’s state TV has announced. He is pictured above at the presidential palace in Cairo in 2015
The former president underwent surgery on January 23, according to a tweet from his son on social media.
‘My father had an operation yesterday evening,’ he wrote, ‘his condition was stable, okay, praise and thanks to God’.
A second tweet on February 11 read ‘May God bless you’ and showed images of Mubarak during his 30-year presidency.
He was removed from power by the military in 2011 following a wave of mass protests during the Arab Spring.
The ex-president was held in custody for six years as the former leader and his sons Alaa and Gamal stood trial over the deaths of anti-government protesters.
Mubarak’s health had been failing in recently followingsurgery, his son said
He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2012 but was allowed to walk free after an appeals court dismissed the charges against him in 2017.
Almost 900 protesters were killed in Cairo during the mass street protests in 2011.
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