The Corrupt Dictator: Hosni Mubarak Quiz

Answer: Egypt

After Anwar Sadat was assassinated in Cairo by Islamists on October 6th, 1981 Hosni assumed the position of Prime Minister. He held that post until January 2nd, 1982. Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin succeeded him as Prime Minister. He became Egypt's president on October 14th, 1981.

Answer: May 4th, 1928 and in Kafr-El-Meselha

Kafr-El-Meselha is located in the Monufia Governorate, in north Egypt. His father was an inspector of the Ministry of Justice. He joined the Egyptian Military Academy after completing high school. During 1949, he gained a Bachelor's degree in Military Science. After this, he joined Egypt's Air Force Academy, and earned a further Bachelor's degree in Aviation Sciences.

Answer: West Cairo Air Base

Starting in February 1959, Hosni was a student at the Soviet pilot training school in Moscow. Hosni was trained to operate two planes, the LU-28 and the Tupolev Tu-16 bomber. He left the school in June of 1961. After commanding the West Cairo Air Base, the air base at Beni Suef was shortly under his command.

Answer: Vice-President

Anwar Sadat was the president who appointed him. He took a lot of trips to other countries during his vice-presidency, and became a good statesman. Hosni was part of Sadat's negotiating team during the peace talks which led to the Camp David Accords, and contributed greatly to them. The accords were signed in 1979 between Egypt and Israel, Jimmy Carter signed them as a witness.

Answer: Ahmed Nazif

Along with a lot of his cabinet, Atef Ebeid resigned on July 14th, 2004, having served as Prime Minister since October 1999. Big business pressured him into resigning for imposing too many government regulations. Hosni accepted the resignation. Ahmed Nazif then became the new Prime Minister, and the economy started to grow.

Answer: National Democratic Party

Since 1977, when Anwar Sadat left the Arab Socialist Union, Nasser's party, the National Democratic Party has been Egypt's dominant force in politics. Nasser belonged to the Arab Socialist Union for his entire presidency, which spanned from June 23rd, 1956 to September 28th, 1970.

When Hosni was sworn in as Egypt's president on October 14th, 1981 he became the chairman of the National Democratic Party.

Answer: All of these

Muhammad Naguib was the first president of the Egyptian Republic; he served from 1953 until November 1954 when Nasser forced him to resign. Gamal Nasser was president of Egypt from 1956 to 1970, when he died and was succeeded by Anwar Sadat. Sadat was president of Egypt from 1970 until he was assassinated on October 6th, 1981. Hosni Mubarak has been the longest serving leader of Egypt since Muhammad Ali Pasha.

As of March 2010 Hosni Mubarak was 81 and had been Egypt's president for 28 years.

Answer: Transparency International

Transparency Internation is a human rights group that assesses corruption worldwide. Political corruption is included in that. During 2008, TI's Corruption Perception Index gave Egypt a score of 2.8. 10 is not corrupt, and 0 is extremely corrupt. Out of the 180 countries assessed, Egypt ranked 115th. Corruption in the Mubarak regimes includes massive election rigging and indefinite detention without trial.

Answer: Secretary General

The Non-Aligned Movement was established in 1961 in Belgrade, and is made up mostly of countries that are third world or developing. Hosni became the Secretary of the Non-Aligned Movement on July 16th, 2009, and was preceded by Raśl Castro.

Answer: Gamal

Gamal Mubarak was born in 1963 and is highly involved in politics, unlike his older brother Alaa. Gamal attended St. George's College for his early education, and then became a student at the American University in Egypt's capital Cairo. After graduating after earning a business degree, he worked in investment banking. Around 2006, Gamal became the deputy secretary general of the National Democratic Party.

As of March 2010, Gamal has denied any interest in succeeding Hosni as president of Egypt.