- May 4, 1928 Born in the Nile Delta village of Kafr Al Museilha
- 1972 Became commander of the air force and Egyptian deputy minister of defence
- 1975 Chosen by the president, Anwar Sadat, to be vice president
- 1981 Sworn in as Egypt's president following Sadat's assassination
- 1995 Survives an assassination attempt while visiting Ethiopia
- 2010 Parliamentary elections are held that opposition parties say are marred by fraud
- 2011 Forced to resign amid huge protests and charged with corruption and lethal force used against protesters
- 2012 Found guilty of failing to prevent bloodshed during uprising, sentenced to life in prison
- 2013 Granted retrial, but remains in prison
