Alaa Mubarak on his father on the anniversary of the October War: "Neither your voice has faded nor your face forgotten"

- Alaa Mubarak, the son of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, spoke on Friday about the anniversary of the October War, paying tribute to the members of the Egyptian armed forces and recalling his late father in a post he shared on this occasion along with a video clip. Alaa Mubarak said in a post on his account on the "X" platform, formerly Twitter: "On the anniversary of the glorious October War, I salute the heroes of our brave armed forces who etched the greatest national epic in modern times with their pure blood and heroic sacrifices, restoring dignity and land to the nation."

Alaa Mubarak added: "May God forgive you, Mubarak, and bless your resting place, for your voice has not faded, nor your face forgotten, and your memory will not be erased from our hearts; it remains with us, and to God belongs eternity." Alaa Mubarak's post comes days before the anniversary of the October 6, 1973 War, which witnessed the crossing of Egyptian forces over the Suez Canal and the beginning of military operations against Israeli forces in the Sinai Peninsula.

Hosni Mubarak, who served as President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011, was the commander of the Egyptian Air Force during the October War in 1973, before becoming President following the late President Anwar Sadat. Hosni Mubarak passed away in February 2020 at the age of 91, and a military funeral was held for him in Cairo attended by several senior officials and prominent Egyptian figures.