List of presidents of Egypt
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This page lists the holders of the office of President of Egypt and those who have acted in that capacity in the absence of a sworn president.
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 three further people: Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar El Sadat, and Hosni Mubarak. In addition, Sufi Abu Taleb acted as president between Sadat's assassination and the election of his successor.
Following Hosni Mubarak's resignation on 11 February 2011 in the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, the office is 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, currently Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi.
Presidents of Egypt (1953-Present)
# | Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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Republic of Egypt | |||||
جمهورية مصر (Gumhuriyat Misr) | |||||
1 | 18 June 1953 to 14 November 1954 | Muhammad Naguib, President محمد نجيب |
Mil/LR | Resigned | |
14 November 1954 to 23 June 1956 | Gamal Abdel Nasser, Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council جمال عبد الناصر |
Mil/LR | |||
2 | 23 June 1956 to 1 February 1958 | Gamal Abdel Nasser, President جمال عبد الناصر |
Mil/LR | ||
United Arab Republic | |||||
الجمهورية العربية المتحدة (Al-Jumhuriyah al-Arabiyah al-Muttahidah) | |||||
2 | 1 February 1958 to December 1962 | Gamal Abdel Nasser, President جمال عبد الناصر |
Mil/LR | ||
December 1962 to 28 September 1970 | ASU | Died in office | |||
28 September 1970 to 15 October 1970 | Anwar El Sadat, Acting President أنور السادات |
ASU | |||
3 | 15 October 1970 to 2 September 1971 | Anwar El Sadat, President أنور السادات |
ASU | ||
Arab Republic of Egypt | |||||
جمهوريّة مصر العربيّة (Gumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah) | |||||
3 | 2 September 1971 to 2 October 1978 | Anwar El Sadat, President أنور السادات |
ASU | ||
2 October 1978 to 6 October 1981 | HDW | Assassinated | |||
6 October 1981 to 14 October 1981 | Sufi Abu Taleb, Acting President صوفي ابو طالب |
HDW | |||
4 | 14 October 1981 to 11 February 2011 | Hosni Mubarak, President محمد حسني مبارك |
HDW | Resigned |
Affiliations
HDW | al-Hizb al-Watani al-Dimuqrati (National Democratic Party) authoritarian (nominally social democratic), estd.1978 |
ASU | Arab Socialist Union Nasserist, centrist, government party, only legal party 1962-1978 |
FP | Federal Party |
HS | Hizb ash-Shaab (People's Party) Ismail Sedki personalist, anti-Wafd, 1930-1946 |
IP | Ittihad Party (Union Party) royalist |
LCP | Liberal Constitutional Party |
LR | Liberation Rally government party only legal party 17 Jan 1953-1962 |
NU | National Union Nasser personalist, nationalist 1957-1962 |
SIP | Saadist Institutional Party |
UMMA | Hizb al-Umma (Umma Party/People's Party) Egyptian nationalist, moderate 1907-1925 |
WM | al Wafd al Misri (Egyptian Delegation "Wafd" - Egyptian National Party) 1919-1953, democratic |
WP | Watani Party (National Party) conservative, islamist, Egyptian nationalist, 1907-1953 |
Mil | Military |
n-p | non-partisan |
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See also
- List of rulers of Egypt
- Lists of office-holders
- President of Egypt
- Vice President of Egypt
- List of Presidents of Egypt by time in office
References
- General
- 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
- Specific