Egypt or the Arab Republic of Egypt has long been known as a place full of pyramids and famous for its ancient civilization. It has also played a key role in Middle Eastern politics in the modern era. The establishment of the Office of the Presidency in 1953 marked the beginning of the president’s rule. The Egyptian president is considered to be the head of the state of Egypt and also serves as the Supreme Commander of the armed forces.
Here is a list of all leaders who have served as the president of Egypt in its modern history:
- Muhammad Naguib was the first to become President of Egypt. He came to power on June 18, 1953 and resigned in less than a year on November 14, 1954. Following his resignation there was a period of Revolutionary Command Council that remained in place from Nov. 14, 1954 to June 23, 1956.
- The next president was Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser who became Prime Minister in 1954 and then President of Egypt. He remained in power for almost 16 years from 1954-1970.
- In 1970, Muhammad Anwar Sadat became the new Egyptian President when the Sinai Peninsula was preoccupied with repelling the invasion by Israel. Sinai was liberated during the 1973 war under Sadat’s leadership. He remained in power until 1981.
- The next president was Sufi Abu Taleb, who remained in power from October 14, 1981 until October 5, 1987.
- Hosni Mubarak had a career in the air force and went on to succeed Taleb. Mubarak remained as the Egyptian president from October of 1981 until February of 2011.
- Mohamed Hussein Tantawi then took over as the de facto leader of Egypt in Feb. 2011 after Mubarak resigned as president.
- Mohamed Morsi succeeded Tantawi, becoming Egypt’s first democratically elected president on June 30, 2012.
- Adly Mansour joined as the interim president in July 2013 after the ousting of President Morsi by the armed forces.
- The current president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who was elected in May of 2014.
PRESIDENTS OF EGYPT
| # in office |
President | Length of term | Rank by length of term |
Notes |
| 1 | Muhammad Naguib | 1 year,149 days | 5 | Resigned |
| 2 | Gamal Abdel Nasser | 14 years, 97 days | 2 | Died in office |
| 3 | Anwar Sadat | 11 years, 8 days | 3 | Assassinated |
| 4 | Hosni Mubarak | 29 years,120 days | 1 | Resigned |
| 5 | Mohamed Morsi | 1 year, 3 days | 6 | Deposed |
| 6 | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
8 Years, 301 days | 4 | Current president |
Note
This list does not include Sufi Abu Taleb, who served as Acting President for 8 days in 1981 (between the assassination of Anwar Sadat and the inauguration of Hosni Mubarak), Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, who served as a de facto acting President (as head of SCAF) from 11 February 2011 until 30 June 2012 (between the Egyptian revolution of 2011 to 2012 Egyptian presidential election) and Adly Mansour, who served as Acting President from 4 July 2013 to 8 June 2014 (between the 2013 Egyptian coup d’état and the 2014 Egyptian presidential election).