Rumor - Hosni Mubarak Dead

[tomahawk6]

The President of Egypt is said to have died in Germany after a surgical procedure. This sint good news IF it is true.

 

[MaDB0Y_021]

You don't have any link coming with that rumor?

 

[Journeyman]

Possibly slow rumour circulation, based on a misunderstanding of the common name, Mubarak.
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UAE ministry announces Sheikh's death
by Joanne Bladd
Wednesday, 24 February 2010

OFFICIAL MOURNING: The ministry has announced a three-day mourning period, which will begin Wednesday. The UAE’s Ministry of Presidential Affairs has announced the death of Sheikh Mubarak Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan, who passed away on Wednesday.

Sheikh Mubarak, who was in his late 70s, was appointed the country’s first Interior Minister in 1971. He had earlier been a founder of Abu Dhabi Police, becoming the director of police and public security in 1961, reported the National.

Mind you, Mubarak's death has been announced a few times before (this one from 2007):

Mubarak: Rumors of My Death Are Premature
Reported: 13:00 PM - Aug/31/07

(IsraelNN.com) Egypt's 78 year old president Hosni Mubarak said Friday he was not disturbed by the rumors of his death that have been circulating in Egypt and elsewhere.

Sooner or later, they'll be right 

 

[dapaterson]

Stock market falls on Mubarak health worries

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g4kHjFmtReyhZpAkC_AVAs312NYA


In the interim, I'm sure many folks who work in places with Three Letter Names are reading

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamal_Mubarak

(and related information...)

 

[Retired AF Guy]

According to CBS the Egyptian Embassy has denied the rumour.

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Egyptian Embassy Denies Mubarak Death Rumor
March 15, 2010 3:55 PM

Egyptian blogs and websites like Twitter have been buzzing with rumors that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has died while undergoing a gall bladder operation in Germany on March 6th.

The rumors are so strong that the Egyptian stock market dropped by over 6 percent in the past two days amid concerns about the president's health, especially since the question of succession in Egypt is still unclear.

(President Obama shakes hands with with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais))

"If Mubarak was able to say just say 'hi,' the television would have shown him saying 'hi,' but he is in a total coma,"said one post on Twitter.

A spokesman at the Egyptian embassy in Washington vehemently denied the rumor today to CBS News, saying that he should be released from the hospital in Germany in a number of days.

Mubarak's German medical team at Heidelberg University Hospital also issued statements through the Egyptian government saying Mubarak was recovering normally.

But the fact that the 81-year-old Mubarak has not appeared publicly since the surgery is fueling the rumors. Mubarak has been ruled Egypt since 1981 and is the country's longest-serving president. Mubarak has temporarily delegated powers to Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, next in line with the constitution.

There are now reports that Mubarak will make a statement by phone from his hospital in Germany to dismiss the rumors. The President's health is an extremely sensitive issue in Egypt and especially as it is still unclear who will succeed Mubarak. Mubarak did not announce yet if he will be running for president during the 2011 elections and many believe he has been grooming his son Gamal for the post.

"The people don't care if it's Mubarak or somebody else. If Mubarak dies, the people might choose Gamal willingly and say poor man his father just passed away," joked one person on Twitter.

Sooner or later, they'll be right

So true, he is 81 years old. And the older you get, the harder it gets to stay ahead of the Old Man with his scythe.