List of Presidents of Egypt
edit# | Incumbent | Title | Took office | Left office | Affiliation | Vice President | Term | |
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Republic of Egypt (1952-1958) | ||||||||
جمهورية مصر (Gumhuriyat Misr) | ||||||||
1 | Muhammad Naguib (Arabic: محمد نجيب) |
Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council | 23 July 1952 | 23 June 1954 | Military | Office nonexistent | 1 | |
President of the Republic of Egypt | 18 June 1953 | 14 November 1954 | ||||||
2 | Gamal Abdel Nasser (Arabic: جمال عبد الناصر) |
Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council | 14 November 1954 | 23 June 1956 | Liberation Rally/ National Union |
Office nonexistent | ||
President of the Republic of Egypt | 23 June 1956 | 1 February 1958 | 1 | |||||
United Arab Republic (1958-1971) | ||||||||
الجمهورية العربية المتحدة (Al-Jumhuriyah al-Arabiyah al-Muttahidah) | ||||||||
- | Gamal Abdel Nasser (Arabic: جمال عبد الناصر) |
President of the United Arab Republic | 1 February 1958 | 15 March 1965 | Arab Socialist Union | Several politicians, often simultaneously, served as vice-president of the United Arab Republic. (See Full List) |
2 | |
15 March 1965 | 28 September 1970 | 3 | ||||||
3 | Anwar El Sadat (Arabic: أنور السادات) |
Acting President of the United Arab Republic | 28 September 1970 | 15 October 1970 | Arab Socialist Union | Vacant | ||
President of the United Arab Republic | 15 October 1970 | 2 September 1971 | Ali Sabri (30 October 1970 - 2 May 1971) |
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Arab Republic of Egypt (1971-) | ||||||||
جمهوريّة مصر العربيّة (Gumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah) | ||||||||
- | Anwar El Sadat (Arabic: أنور السادات) |
President of the Arab Republic of Egypt | 2 September 1971 | 6 October 1981 | Arab Socialist Union (2 September 1971 to 2 October 1978) National Democratic Party (2 October 1978 to 6 October 1981) |
Mahmoud Fawzi (16 January 1972 - 18 September 1974) Hosni Mubarak (16 April 1975 - 14 October 1981) |
2 | |
- | Sufi Abu Taleb (Arabic: صوفي أبو طالب) |
Acting President of the Arab Republic of Egypt[1] | 6 October 1981 | 14 October 1981 | National Democratic Party | Hosni Mubarak (16 April 1975 - 14 October 1981) |
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4 | Hosni Mubarak (Arabic: محمد حسني مبارك) |
President of the Arab Republic of Egypt | 14 October 1981 | 5 October 1987 | National Democratic Party | Vacant | 1 | |
5 October 1987 | 4 October 1993 | 2 | ||||||
4 October 1993 | 26 September 1999 | 3 | ||||||
26 September 1999 | 7 September 2005 | 4 | ||||||
7 September 2005 | 11 February 2011 | Omar Suleiman (29 January 2011 - 11 Februaru 2011) |
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- | Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (Arabic: محمد حسين طنطاوي) |
Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces | 11 February 2011 | Incumbent | Military | Office suspended |
- ^ As speaker of the People's Assembly, Abu Taleb was acting president for eight days, following the assassination of President Sadat. ("Former acting president of Egypt dies in Malaysia". Reuters Africa. 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2008-02-22.)