| Vice President of the Arab Republic of Egypt نائب رئيس جمهورية مصر العربية |
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Arms of the Government |
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Vacant (constitution suspended) since 13 February 2011 |
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| Appointer | President of Egypt |
| Inaugural holder | Abdel Latif Boghdady and Abdel Hakim Amer |
| Formation | 7 March 1958 |
The Vice President of the Arab Republic of Egypt is a senior official within the Egyptian government. The position was created following the establishment of the republic in 1953.
According to article 139 of the Constitution of Egypt, the President of Egypt "may appoint one or more Vice-Presidents define their jurisdiction and relieve them of their posts. The rules relating to the calling to account of the President of the Republic shall be applicable to the Vice-Presidents." The constitution gives broad authority to the President to determine the number of Vice Presidents, as well as their appointment, dismissal and duties of office.
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This is a list of vice presidents of Egypt (after the proclamation of the republic in 1953) and the United Arab Republic of Egypt and Syria (1958–1961).
| No. | Vice President | Period of office | Party | President | Notes | |
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| 1 | Sabri al-Assali | March 7, 1958 | October 7, 1958 | Nasser | ||
| Akram al-Hawrani (1912–1996) |
March 7, 1958 | September 19, 1960 | ||||
| Abdel Latif Boghdady (1917–1999) |
March 7, 1958 | March 23, 1964 | ||||
| Abdel Hakim Amer (1919–1967) |
March 7, 1958 | September 30, 1965 | ||||
| 5 | Nour Al Deen Kahalla | September 20, 1960 | October 18, 1961 | |||
| 6 | Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj (1925–) |
August 16, 1961 | October 18, 1961 | |||
| Kemal ed-Din Hussein | August 16, 1961 | March 23, 1964 | ||||
| Zakaria Mohieddin (1918–) |
August 16, 1961 | March 23, 1964 | ||||
| Hussein el-Shafei (1918–2005) |
August 16, 1961 | September 30, 1965 | ||||
| 10 | Anwar El Sadat (1918–1981) |
February 17, 1964 | March 1964 | |||
| Hassan Ibrahim | February 17, 1964 | January 27, 1966 | ||||
| 12 | Zakaria Mohieddin (1918–) |
October 1, 1965 | March 20, 1968 | |||
| Ali Sabri (1920–1991) |
October 1, 1965 | March 20, 1968 | ||||
| 14 | Hussein el-Shafei (1918–2005) |
March 20, 1968 | January 16, 1973 | |||
| 15 | Anwar El Sadat (1918–1981) |
December 19, 1969 | October 14, 1970 | |||
| 16 | Ali Sabri (1920–1991) |
October 30, 1970 | May 2, 1971 | Sadat | ||
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| 17 | Mahmoud Fawzi (1900–1981) |
January 16, 1972 | September 18, 1974 | |||
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| 18 | Hosni Mubarak (1928–) |
April 16, 1975 | October 14, 1981 | |||
| Vacant | Mubarak | |||||
| 19 | Omar Suleiman (1936–) |
January 29, 2011 | February 11, 2011 | |||
| Vacant (constitution suspended) | ||||||
During the presidency of Hosni Mubarak, the office of the Vice President remained in existence, but was deliberately held vacant, as the holder of the position might be considered a political rival. However, during the 2011 Egyptian protests, he was finally forced to appoint one.