List of presidents of Egypt explained

The office of President of Egypt was established 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, who has effectively controlled the country since the 2013 coup d'état, and was officially elected president in 2014.

Background

The first president of Egypt was Mohamed Naguib, one of the leaders of the Free Officers Movement who led the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, and 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 Mubarak's election as 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[1] 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 Muhammad Hussein Tantawy.[2]

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.[3] He was deposed by the Egyptian Armed Forces in a coup d'état on 3 July 2013, following massive protests calling for his resignation.[4] 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.[5]

Current President el-Sisi took office on 8 June 2014, after being elected by the presidential election held on 26–28 May 2014.[6] He was subsequently re-elected twice (by the presidential election held on 26–28 March 2018[7] and by the presidential election held on 10–12 December 2023[8]).

List of officeholders

PortraitName
ElectedTerm of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Republic of Egypt
1Mohamed Naguib
Arabic: محمد نجيب
18 June 195314 November 1954
Military / Liberation Rally
Revolutionary Command Council



14 November 195423 June 1956Military
2Gamal Abdel Nasser
Arabic: جمال عبد الناصر
195623 June 195622 February 1958Liberation Rally
National Union
United Arab Republic
2Gamal Abdel Nasser
Arabic: جمال عبد الناصر
1958
1965
22 February 195828 September 1970
National Union
Arab Socialist Union
3Anwar Sadat
Arabic: أنور السادات
28 September 1970 15 October 1970Arab Socialist Union
197015 October 19702 September 1971
Arab Republic of Egypt
3Anwar Sadat
Arabic: أنور السادات
19762 September 19716 October 1981
Arab Socialist Union
National Democratic Party
Sufi Abu Taleb
Arabic: صوفى أبو طالب

6 October 198114 October 1981National Democratic Party
4Hosni Mubarak
Arabic: حسنى مبارك
1981
1987
1993
1999
2005
14 October 198111 February 2011
National Democratic Party
Supreme Council of the Armed Forces



11 February 201130 June 2012Military
5Mohamed Morsi
Arabic: محمد مرسي
201230 June 20123 July 2013
Freedom and Justice Party
Adly Mansour
Arabic: عدلي منصور

4 July 20138 June 2014Independent
6Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Arabic: عبد الفتاح السيسى
2014
2018
2023
8 June 2014IncumbentIndependent

See also

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. News: McGreal. Chris. Hosni Mubarak resigns – and Egypt celebrates a new dawn. 11 February 2011. The Guardian. 26 February 2020. Shenker. Jack. 0261-3077.
  2. https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/egypt-trades-torture-supervisor-mubaraks-poodle/story?id=12895439 Egypt Trades Torture Supervisor for 'Mubarak's Poodle'?
  3. Web site: Muslim Brotherhood candidate Morsi wins Egyptian presidential election. Fox News.com. 24 June 2012.
  4. http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/03/world/meast/egypt-protests/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Coup topples Egypt's Morsy; supporters reportedly rounded up - CNN.com
  5. Web site: Adly Mansour Sworn in As Egypt's Interim President. . Associated Press. 4 July 2013. 4 July 2013.
  6. Web site: El-Sisi wins Egypt's presidential race with 96.91%. English.Ahram.org. Ahram Online. 3 June 2014.
  7. News: Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi wins a second term in Egypt. The Economist. 30 March 2018.
  8. News: El-Sissi wins Egypt's presidential election with 89.6% of the vote and secures third term in office. CTV News. 18 December 2023. 18 December 2023.