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.
Mohamed 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 in a coup d'état 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
Name | Portrait | Birth–Death | Elected | Took office | Left office | Political party | |
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• Republic of Egypt (1953–1958) • | |||||||
1 | Muhammad Naguib محمد نجيب |
1901–1984 | — | 18 June 1953 | 14 November 1954 (resigned) |
Military / Liberation Rally | |
— | Revolutionary Command Council Chairman: Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser |
— | 14 November 1954 | 23 June 1956 | Military | ||
2 | Gamal Abdel Nasser جمال عبد الناصر |
1918–1970 | 1956 | 23 June 1956 | 22 February 1958 | National Union | |
• United Arab Republic (1958–1971) • | |||||||
(2) | Gamal Abdel Nasser جمال عبد الناصر |
1918–1970 | 1958 1965 |
22 February 1958 | 28 September 1970 (died in office) |
National Union (until 1962) | |
(2) | Arab Socialist Union | ||||||
3 | Anwar Sadat أنور السادات |
1918–1981 | 1970 | 15 October 1970 Acting since 28 September 1970 |
2 September 1971 | Arab Socialist Union | |
• Arab Republic of Egypt (1971–present) • | |||||||
(3) | Anwar Sadat أنور السادات |
1918–1981 | 1976 | 2 September 1971 | 6 October 1981 (assassinated) |
Arab Socialist Union (until 1978) | |
(3) | National Democratic Party | ||||||
— | Sufi Abu Taleb صوفى أبو طالب Acting President |
1925–2008 | — | 6 October 1981 | 14 October 1981 | National Democratic Party | |
4 | Hosni Mubarak حسنى مبارك |
1928– | 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 |
14 October 1981 | 11 February 2011 (resigned) |
National Democratic Party | |
— | Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Chairman: Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi |
— | 11 February 2011 | 30 June 2012 | Military | ||
5 | Mohamed Morsi محمد مرسي |
1951– | 2012 | 30 June 2012 | 3 July 2013 (deposed) |
Freedom and Justice Party | |
— | Adly Mansour عدلي منصور Acting President |
1945– | — | 4 July 2013 | 8 June 2014 | Independent | |
6 | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi عبد الفتاح السيسى |
1954– | 2014 | 8 June 2014 | Incumbent (mandate expires on 8 June 2018) |
Independent |
Timeline
See also
- President of Egypt
- List of Presidents of Egypt by time in office
- Vice-President of Egypt
- Prime Minister of Egypt
- Speaker of the House of Representatives (Egypt)
References
- ↑ "Adly Mansour Sworn In As Egypt's Interim President". Associated Press. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- El-Gawady, Mohamed: Cabinets during period of Revolution (1986)
- Hafez, Salah: Democracy Shock (2001)
- http://nasser.bibalex.org/Days/DaysAll.aspx?CS=1&x=5