Gamal Mubarak جمال مبارك |
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Gamal Mubarak during the World Economic Forum on the Middle East 2006
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Born |
Gamal Al Din Mohammed Hosni Ei Sayed Mubarak 27 December 1963 Cairo, Egypt |
Nationality | Egyptian, British |
Other names | Jimmy |
Alma mater |
St. George's College, Cairo American University in Cairo (MBA) |
Occupation | Businessman |
Title |
Assistant Secretary General of the National Democratic Party Secretary of the Policy Committee of the National Democratic Party |
Political party | National Democratic Party |
Spouse(s) | Khadiga El Gammal |
Children | Farida |
Gamal Al Din Mohammed Hosni Ei Sayed Mubarak (Arabic: جمال الدين محمد حسنى سيد مبارك, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ɡæˈmæːl edˈdiːn mæˈħæmmæd ˈħosni ˈsæjjed moˈbɑːɾɑk]), (born 27 December 1963), is the younger of the two sons of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and former First Lady Suzanne Mubarak. In contrast to his older brother Alaa, Gamal 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.
Prior to the revolution, Gamal was deputy secretary-general of the then-ruling and now-dissolved National Democratic Party, and head of its influential policies committee.
In 2014 and 2015, he was convicted of political corruption for diverting nearly $20 million in state funds to private use, along with his father and brother, and sentenced to four years in prison.
Within the family, under his half-British mother, his name is 'Jimmy', while his brother Alaa is 'Alan'.
Mubarak's given name, Gamal, comes from Egypt's second president, Gamal Abdel Nasser. For his early education, he attended St. George's College, Cairo before entering the American University in Cairo. He graduated with a business administration degree and he claims he also earned an MBA from the university. He began his professional career working for Bank of America. 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. His role with Medinvest has since ended.