President Muhammad Naguib (in
office June 18,1953 to November 14, 1954)--Assumed
office after leading the Egyptian
Revolution of 1952, in which King Farouk was overthown
by then-Lieutenant General Muhammad Naguib and Gamel
Abdel Nasser. Naguib becomes Egypt's first
President.
President Gamal
Abdel Nasser (in office November 14, 1954
to September 28, 1970)--Nasser became president after
forcing President Naguib from office. Nasser served as
president until his death. Nasser was succeeded by his
vice-president, Anwar Sadat.
President
Anwar el-Sadat (in office September
28, 1970 to October 6, 1981 )--Sadat became president
upon the death of his predecessor, Gamel Nasser. Sadat
waged war against Israel in 1973, and made peace with
Israel in 1979. In October, 1981 Sadat was
assassinated by Muslim militants who were unhappy with
his peace treaty with Israel. He was succeeded by his
vice-president, Hosni Mubarak.
President
Hosni Mubarak (in office October
6, 1981 to February 11, 2011 )--Mubarak became
president upon the assassination of his predecessor,
Anwar Sadat. Mubarak imposed Emergency Rule upon the
death of Sadat, and maintained his rule as an
autocratic dictator until resignining the presidency
in February, 2011 in the face of massive
unrest.
As of February 11, 2011, the Supreme Council of the
Armed Forces, led by Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein
Tantawi Soliman, became the ruling authority upon the
resignation of President Mubarak.
President Mohammed Morsi--(elected in June,
2012)--Morsi, running as the candidate of the
once-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, won Egypt's first
free election with nearly 52% of the vote.
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