Anwar Sadat was the third President of Egypt, from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by Muhammad abd-al-Salam Faraj in 1981. Who preceded him as president?
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Muhammad abd-al-Salam Faraj Muhammad abd-al-Salam Faraj (1954-1982) was an Egyptian radical Islamist and theorist. He led the Cairo branch of the Islamist group al-Jihad (also Tanzim al-Jihad) and made a significant contribution in elevating the role of jihad in radical Islam with his pamphlet "The Neglected Obligation" (also "The Neglected Duty"). He was executed in 1982 for his role in coordinating the assassination of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat the previous year.
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Anwar Sadat Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat (Arabic: محمد أنور السادات‎ ‎ "Muḥammad Anwar as-Sādāt ", ]; 25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981) was the third President of Egypt, serving from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 October 1981. Sadat was a senior member of the Free Officers who overthrew King Farouk in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, and a close confidant of President Gamal Abdel Nasser, under whom he served as Vice President twice and whom he succeeded as President in 1970.
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Ismail al-Azhari Ismail al-Azhari (Saiyid) (October 20, 1900 – August 26, 1969) (Arabic: إسماعيل الأزهري‎ ‎ ) was a Sudanese nationalist and political figure. He served as the first Prime Minister of Sudan between 1954 and 1956, and as President of Sudan from 1965 until he was overthrown by Gaafar Nimeiry in 1969.
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Ayyam El Sadat Ayyam El Sadat (Arabic: أيام السادات‎ ‎ , English: "The Days of Sadat") is a 2001 Egyptian biographical film about President of Egypt Anwar Al Sadat. The movie starred several prominent actors, with Ahmad Zaki as the Egyptian president. It is considered to be one of Zaki's greatest performances, capturing intimate details about the president in great accuracy. One notable characteristic of Sadat was his speech pattern, which Ahmad Zaki captured strongly in his performance.
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Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz Ramadan Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz Ramadan (November 22, 1986 – August 14, 2013) was an Egyptian journalist and activist who was killed on August 14, 2013 at the August 2013 Rabaa massacre by a sniper in the protests following the ousting of Mohamed Morsi as President of Egypt.
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The Three Revolutions The Three Revolutions refers to a political theory of Gamal Abdel Nasser highlighted during a speech to the National Union (NU) in Cairo on July 9, 1960. The three revolutions were first a "national revolution" which involves the overthrow of colonialism, second, the "Arab revolution" which involves the defeat of division and false frontiers created by outsiders, and third the "social revolution" which involves the creation of an "honorable living" in "fulfilment of social equality" for every member of Arab society.
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Iranian presidential election, October 1981 The Iranian presidential election of October 1981, took place on 2 October 1981, after the assassination of Mohammad-Ali Rajai, the previous President of Iran, during the interim premiership of Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani. It led to the uncontested victory of Ali Khamenei.
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Shafik Cabinet The Shafik Cabinet was led by prime minister of Egypt Ahmed Shafik from 31 January 2011 to 3 March 2011.
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President of Syria The President of Syria is the head of state of the Syrian Arab Republic. He is vested with sweeping powers that may be delegated, at his sole discretion, to his Vice Presidents. He appoints and dismisses the Prime Minister and other members of the Council of Ministers (the cabinet) and military officers.
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Ramadan Revolution The Ramadan Revolution, also referred to as the 8 February Revolution and the February 1963 coup d'état in Iraq, was a military coup by the Ba'ath Party's Iraqi-wing which overthrew the Prime Minister of Iraq, Abd al-Karim Qasim in 1963. Qasim's former deputy Abdul Salam Arif (who was not a Ba'athist) was given the largely ceremonial title of President, while prominent Ba'athist general Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr was named Prime Minister. The most powerful leader of the new government was the secretary general of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party, Ali Salih al-Sa'di, who controlled the National Guard militia and organized a massacre of hundreds—if not thousands—of suspected communists and other dissidents following the coup.
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Rifaat al-Assad Rifaat Ali al-Assad (Arabic: رفعت علي الأسد‎ ‎ ; born 22 August 1937) is the younger brother of the former President of Syria, Hafez Assad and Jamil Assad, and the uncle of the incumbent President Bashar al-Assad. He is alleged by some sources to be the commanding officer responsible for the Hama massacre of 1982. Recently declassified material back his claims that his brother Hafez al-Assad was responsible, as do a number of commentators. He himself has always denied responsibility. He currently lives in France.
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Arab Democratic Nasserist Party The Arab Democratic Nasserist Party () is a Nasserist political party in Egypt, styling itself as the ideological successor of the old Arab Socialist Union party of Egypt's second president, Gamal Abdel Nasser.
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Fouad Mohamed Abou Zikry Admiral Fouad Mohamed Abou Zikry (Arabic: فؤاد محمد ابوذكري) (November 8, 1923 – January 26, 1983) was Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Navy (June 1969 to September 1969 / October 1972 to November 1976) and Vice Defense Minister from 12 February 1972 to October 29, 1973. He later served as an Advisor of Naval Affairs to the President of the Republic of Egypt (Anwar Al Sadat), Deputy Minister of Maritime Transport, Chairman of Federal Arab Maritime Company (FAMCO).
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Ibrahim Mahlab Ibrahim Roshdy Mahlab (Arabic: إبراهيم رشدى محلب‎ ‎   ] ; born 12 April 1949) was the Prime Minister of Egypt from 1 March 2014 until 19 September 2015. Previously he served as Minister of Housing.
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Ibrahim Abdel Hady Pasha Ibrahim Abdel Hady Pasha (11 March 1896–18 February 1981) was an Egyptian politician who was the 28th Prime Minister from 28 December 1948 until 26 July 1949. He was a member of the Saadist Institutional Party.
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Adly Mansour Adly Mahmoud Mansour (Arabic: عدلى محمود منصور‎ ‎   ] ; born 23 December 1945) is an Egyptian judge and politician who is the President (or Chief Justice) of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt. He also served as the acting President of Egypt from 4 July 2013 to 8 June 2014 following the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état by the military which deposed President Mohamed Morsi. Several secular and religious figures, such as the Grand Imam of al-Azhar (Ahmed el-Tayeb), the Coptic Pope (Tawadros II), and Mohamed ElBaradei supported the coup against President Morsi and the military appointed Mansour interim-president until an election could take place. Morsi refused to acknowledge his removal as valid and continued to maintain that only he could be considered the legitimate President of Egypt. Mansour was sworn into office in front of the Supreme Constitutional Court on 4 July 2013.
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Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (13 May 1905 – 11 February 1977) was the fifth President of India from 1974 to 1977 and also the 2nd President of India to die in office.
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Egyptian referendum, 1956 A double referendum was held in Egypt on 23 June 1956. The two issues were the candidacy of Gamal Abdel Nasser for the post of president, and a new constitution. Both were approved, with the official figures showing 99.9% in favour of Nasser's candidacy and 99.8% in favour of the constitution.
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Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Field Marshal Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi (Arabic: عبد الفتاح سعيد حسين خليل السيسي‎ ‎ Abdu'l-Fattāḥ Sa'īd Ḥusayn Khalīl as-Sīsī , ] ; born 19 November 1954), is the sixth and incumbent President of Egypt, in office since 2014.
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Habib el-Adly Habib Ibrahim El-Adly (Arabic: حبيب إبراهيم العادلي‎ ‎ , ] ; born 1938) is a former Egyptian politician. He served as interior minister of Egypt from November 1997 to January 2011. He was the longest serving interior minister under President Hosni Mubarak.
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President of the State of Palestine The President of the State of Palestine is the head of the State of Palestine. He is also the President of the Palestinian National Authority. Both functions were held by Yasser Arafat from 1988 and continued by his successor Mahmoud Abbas. In May 2005, the PLO Central Council asked Abbas to carry out the duties of the President of the State of Palestine. In November 2008, the PCC approved the continuation of Abbas' function as President of the State of Palestine.
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Jamil al-Assad Jamil Assad (1933 – 15 December 2004) (Arabic: جميل الأسد‎ ‎ ) was a younger brother of the late Syrian president Hafez al-Assad, and the uncle of present Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. He served in the Parliament of Syria, called the "majlis ash-sha'b" from 1971 until his death. He was also commander of a minor militia.