Amr Diab Postpones Upcoming Concert as Egypt Mourns Mubarak

Yara Sameh

Megastar, Amr Diab postponed his upcoming concert at the Al Manara Arena, in El Tagamo El-Khamis, which was due to February 28.

Diab took to his social media accounts to announce the postponement of the concert.

"It was decided to postpone artist Amr Diab's concert that is due to February 28/2/2020 at Al Arena, in El Tagamo El-Khamis to Saturday 29/2/2020 due to the state of mourning the country is experiencing following the death of former President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak." he announced on Instagram.

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Egyptian state-owned TV reported Tuesday the death of the former president after a long battle with the disease at the age of 91.

Egypt’s presidency has declared a three-day mourning period in Egypt for the death of the former president. This will come into effect starting today, Wednesday.

Moreover, a military funeral was held today for the former president after Dhuhr prayer at El-Mosheer Tantawy Mosque, in the fifth settlement (El Tagamoa El Khames).

Mubarak is entitled to receive a military funeral by law no.35/1975 for serving as a commander of the Egyptian Air Force during the October 6 War in 1973.

Hosni Mubarak

It is worth mentioning that Mubarak was born on May 4th, 1928 in Egypt, and he stayed in power for three decades ended by the popular uprising of January 25th, 2011.

On 2 February 1949, he joined the Air Force Academy, gaining his commission as a pilot officer on 13 March 1950 and eventually receiving a bachelor’s degree in aviation sciences.

Mubarak served as a commander in the Egyptian Air Force from 1972-1975, before becoming president following the assassination of former President Anwar Sadat, with whom he served as his vice-president.

Many Egyptians regarded the former president as a war hero for serving as a commander of the Egyptian Air Force during the October 6 War in 1973.

Mubarak served as an Egyptian Air Force officer in various formations and units; he spent two years in a Spitfire fighter squadron. Sometime in the 1950s, he returned to the Air Force Academy as an instructor, remaining there until early 1959.