Muhamma Hosni Mubarak, (Arabic: محمد حسنى سيد مبارك; transliterated: Muḥammad Ḥusnī Mubārak; commonly known as Hosni Mubarak; Arabic: حسنى مبارك; transliterated: Ḥusnī Mubārak), (born May 4, 1928) has been the president of Egypt since October 14, 1981.