List of Presidents of Egypt

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This is a list of Presidents of Egypt since the establishment of that office in 1953. The President is the head of state of Egypt and the Supreme Commander of the Egyptian Armed Forces. The current President is Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, elected in 2014.

Background

The first President of Egypt was Muhammad Naguib, one of the leaders of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, who took office on 18 June 1953, the day on which Egypt was declared a republic. Since then the office has been held by five further people: Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar Sadat, Hosni Mubarak, Mohamed Morsi and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. In addition, Sufi Abu Taleb acted as President between Sadat's assassination and the election of his successor, and Adly Mansour acted as President after Morsi's overthrow in the 2013 coup d'état.

Following Hosni Mubarak's resignation on 11 February 2011 in the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, the office was vacant, with the functions of head of state and head of government being discharged by the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi.

Former President Morsi took office on 30 June 2012, after being elected by the presidential election held on 23–24 May and 16–17 June 2012. He was deposed by the Egyptian Armed Forces on 3 July 2013, following massive protests calling for his resignation. He was succeeded by Adly Mansour, the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, as Acting President. Mansour was sworn into office in front of the Supreme Constitutional Court on 4 July 2013.[1]

Current President el-Sisi took office on 8 June 2014, after being elected by the presidential election held on 26–28 May 2014.

List of Presidents

# Name Picture Born-Died Took office Left office Political Party Term
• Republic of Egypt (1953–1958) •
1 Muhammad Naguib
محمد نجيب		 1901–1984 18 June 1953 14 November 1954
(resigned)		 Military / Liberation Rally 1
Revolutionary Command
Council
(Chairman: Colonel
Gamal Abdel Nasser)		 – 14 November 195423 June 1956Military –
2 Gamal Abdel Nasser
جمال عبد الناصر		 1918–1970 23 June 1956 22 February 1958 National Union 2
• United Arab Republic (1958–1971) •
(2) Gamal Abdel Nasser
جمال عبد الناصر		 1918–1970 22 February 1958 1 December 1962 National Union 3
(2) 1 December 1962 15 March 1965 Arab Socialist Union
15 March 1965 28 September 1970
(died in office)		 4
3 Anwar Sadat
أنور السادات		 1918–1981 15 October 1970
Acting since 28 September 1970		 2 September 1971 Arab Socialist Union 5
• Arab Republic of Egypt (1971–Present) •
(3) Anwar Sadat
أنور السادات		 1918–1981 2 September 1971 2 October 1976 Arab Socialist Union 5
2 October 1976 2 October 1978 6
(3) 2 October 1978 6 October 1981
(assassinated)		 National Democratic Party
— Sufi Abu Taleb
صوفى أبو طالب
(acting)		 1925–2008 6 October 1981 14 October 1981 National Democratic Party –
4 Hosni Mubarak
حسنى مبارك		 1928– 14 October 1981 5 October 1987 National Democratic Party 7
5 October 1987 4 October 1993 8
4 October 1993 26 September 1999 9
26 September 1999 27 September 2005 10
27 September 2005 11 February 2011
(resigned)		 11
Supreme Council of the
Armed Forces
(Chairman: Field Marshal
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi)		 – 11 February 201130 June 2012Military –
5 Mohamed Morsi
محمد مرسي		 1951– 30 June 2012 3 July 2013
(deposed)		 Freedom and Justice Party 12
General Command of the
Armed Forces
(Chairman: General
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi)		 – 3 July 20134 July 2013Military –
— Adly Mansour
عدلي منصور
(acting)		 1945– 4 July 2013 8 June 2014 Independent –
6 Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
عبد الفتاح السيسى		 1954– 8 June 2014 Incumbent Independent 13

Timeline

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Adly Mansour Mohamed Morsi Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Hosni Mubarak Sufi Abu Taleb Anwar Sadat Gamal Abdel Nasser Muhammad Naguib

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Adly Mansour Sworn In As Egypt's Interim President". Associated Press. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.