1. In contrast to his older brother Alaa, Gamal Mubarak had pursued an active public profile and was starting to wield some influence on political life in the country before the revolution of early 2011.
19 Facts About Gamal Mubarak
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Gamal Mubarak graduated with a business administration degree and he earned an MBA from the university.
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Gamal Mubarak began his professional career working for Bank of America.
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Gamal Mubarak left Bank of America to set up London-based Medinvest Associates Ltd, which manages a private equity fund, and to do some corporate finance consultancy work.
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The grooming of Gamal Mubarak to be his father's successor as the next president of Egypt became increasingly evident at around 2000.
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On 3 February 2000, Hosni Gamal Mubarak appointed him to the General Secretariat of the ruling National Democratic Party.
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Gamal Mubarak founded, and became chairman of, the Future Generation Foundation, an NGO supporting job training but which served as a vehicle for Gamal Mubarak's political career.
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On 26 February 2005, Gamal Mubarak ordered the constitution changed to allow multi-candidate presidential elections before September 2005 by asking parliament to amend Article 76 of the Egyptian constitution.
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However, on 3 February 2011, Gamal Mubarak was present for an ABC News interview of his father in Cairo.
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Alaa supposedly accused Gamal Mubarak of ruining their father's last days in power and humiliating him.
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Al-Ahram reported that the Chief Prosecutor of Egypt received a report that Gamal Mubarak inexplicably amassed significant sums of money that were deposited in these accounts.
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On 13 April 2011, Gamal Mubarak was imprisoned for 15 days pending investigations for corruption, abuse of power, and for his alleged role in causing the fatalities and casualties of peaceful protesters during the revolution which was sparked on 25 January 2011.
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An official investigation accused Gamal Mubarak of using his influence in the National Democratic Party and as son of the president to award contracts to foreign companies in which he was a partner.
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Gamal Mubarak appeared in court, alongside his father and brother.
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On 19 December 2013, Gamal Mubarak was freed after he was acquitted of corruption along with his brother and Ahmed Shafik, ex-candidate of 2012 Egyptian presidential election.
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On 21 May 2014, a Cairo court convicted Mubarak and his sons Alaa and Gamal of embezzling the equivalent of of state funds intended for renovation of presidential palaces but were instead diverted to upgrade private family homes.
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In September 2018, Gamal Mubarak was arrested along with his brother Alaa and accused of stock market manipulation.
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On 12 March 2021, the European Union revoked the sanctions against nine Egyptian individuals including Gamal Mubarak family, adopted since 2011.
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Gamal Mubarak is married to Khadiga al-Gammal, with whom he has two children, Farida and Mahmoud.