Egypt 's jailed ex-strongman Hosni Mubarak clung to life Tuesday despite slipping in and out of consciousness , an Interior Ministry spokesman said . The spokesman , Gen. Marwan Mustapha , said Mubarak 's condition had stabilized `` and a number of doctors from the prison authority are monitoring him , '' along with physicians from the armed forces . `` He does go in and out of this state of unconsciousness , but new equipment has been installed in the ICU room of the hospital on Saturday to accommodate his fragile situation , '' Mustapha said . `` His two sons are beside him , and his wife visited him today . '' Mubarak , 84 , was sentenced to life in prison on June 2 for the killing of pro-democracy demonstrators during the 2011 revolt that toppled him . He was already suffering from health problems and attended court on a gurney -- but Mustapha said rumors that Mubarak had died were false . `` The state of weakness and unconsciousness may have been mistaken for a coma by officials who are not fully aware , but indeed his situation is delicate , '' he said . `` His high blood pressure is being treated , while heart doctors are managing his irregular heartbeat issues . '' More than 800 people died and 6,000 were wounded during the uprising that brought an end to Mubarak 's 29-year rule . The ex-president and his former interior minister , Habib al-Adly , were convicted of ordering security forces to kill anti-government protesters and could have been sentenced to death . But both were given life terms instead , and other top aides -- as well as Mubarak 's two sons , who had been tried on corruption charges -- were acquitted . The sentences and acquittals provoked howls of outrage both inside and outside the courtroom . Mubarak became president after the in October 1981 assassination of his predecessor , Anwar Sadat . He ruled Egypt with an iron hand as a staunch ally of the United States , which provides about $ 1.3 billion a year in military aid .
He faded in and out of consciousness but is still alive , a government official said . The longtime Egyptian president was ousted in a military revolt . He was sentenced to life in prison on June 2 .