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Anwar Sadat
President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat[2] (25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981) was the third President of Egypt. He served from 15 October 1970 until he was assassinated by Islamic extremists on 6 October 1981.
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3rd President of Egypt | |
In office 15 October 1970 – 6 October 1981 Acting: 28 September 1970 – 15 October 1970 | |
Prime Minister | See list
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Vice President | See list
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Preceded by | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
Succeeded by | Sufi Abu Taleb (Acting) |
Prime Minister of Egypt | |
In office 15 May 1980 – 6 October 1981 | |
President | Himself |
Preceded by | Mustafa Khalil |
Succeeded by | Hosni Mubarak |
In office 26 March 1973 – 25 September 1974 | |
President | Himself |
Preceded by | Aziz Sedki |
Succeeded by | Abd El Aziz Muhammad Hegazi |
Vice President of Egypt | |
In office 19 December 1969 – 14 October 1970 | |
President | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
Preceded by | Hussein el-Shafei |
Succeeded by | Ali Sabri |
In office 17 February 1964 – 26 March 1964 | |
President | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
Preceded by | Hussein el-Shafei |
Succeeded by | Zakaria Mohieddin |
Speaker of the National Assembly of Egypt | |
In office 21 July 1960 – 20 January 1969 | |
President | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
Preceded by | Abdel Latif Boghdadi |
Succeeded by | Mohamed Labib Skokeir |
Personal details | |
Born | (1918-12-25)25 December 1918 Monufia, Sultanate of Egypt |
Died | 6 October 1981(1981-10-06) (aged 62) Cairo, Egypt |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Political party | National Democratic Party |
Other political affiliations | Arab Socialist Union |
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Children | 7; 2 with Eqbal, 5 with Jehan |
Alma mater | University of Alexandria |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Egypt |
Branch/service | Egyptian Army |
Years of service | 1938–1952 |
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