Hosni Mubarak, Former President of Egypt

Published: Feb. 1, 2022, 7 a.m.

One of the most heartbreaking moments in Reagan\u2019s presidency came early in his term, when his dear friend and colleague, Anwar Sadat, was assassinated. The President greatly admired everything about his leadership and character and worried about who would follow and uphold the principles the fine man initiated. Who would take the helm in Egypt? The man who followed Sadat, Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak, was an Egyptian military and political leader who served as the fourth president of Egypt\xa0from 1981 to 2011.