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This is a list of Presidents of Egypt.

The first President of Egypt was Muhammad Naguib, one of the leaders of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, who took office on 18 June 1953, the day on which Egypt was declared a republic.

The fourth and current President of Egypt is Hosni Mubarak. His first term began on 14 October 1981, and as of September 2005 is serving his fifth term in office. There is no constitutional limit upon the number of terms that any one individual can serve as President.

Presidents of Egypt (1953-Present)

#	Name	Picture	Took office	Left office	Political Party
1	Muhammad Naguib (1st time) Arabic: محمد نجيب‎		18 June 1953	25 February 1954 (kidnapped)	Military/Liberation Rally
—	Gamal Abdel Nasser (1st time, Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council) Arabic: جمال عبدالناصر‎		25 February 1954	27 February 1954	Military/Liberation Rally
—	Muhammad Naguib (2nd time) Arabic: محمد نجيب‎		27 February 1954	14 November 1954 (resigned)	Military/Liberation Rally
2	Gamal Abdel Nasser (2nd time, Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council to 25 June 1956) Arabic: جمال عبدالناصر‎		14 November 1954	28 September 1970 (died)	Military (until 1957); National Union (until 1962); Arab Socialist Union (from 1962)
3	Anwar El Sadat (acting to 17 October 1970) Arabic: انور السادات‎		28 September 1970	6 October 1981 (assassinated)	Arab Socialist Union (until 1978); National Democratic Party (from 1978)
—	Sufi Abu Taleb (acting) Arabic: صوفي ابو طالب‎		6 October 1981	14 October 1981	National Democratic Party
4	Hosni Mubarak Arabic: حسني مبارك‎		14 October 1981	20 June 2004	National Democratic Party
_	Atef Ebeid (acting for Mubarak) Arabic: عاطف محمد عبيد‎		20 June 2004	7 July 2004	National Democratic Party
4	Hosni Mubarak Arabic: حسني مبارك‎		7 July 2004	Incumbent	National Democratic Party

Note

†Abu Taleb was the acting president for eight days, following the assassination of the previous president, Anwar Sadat, 1981.^[1]

See also

• List of rulers of Egypt
• Lists of office-holders
• President of Egypt
• Vice President of Egypt

References

General

• El-Gawady, Mohamed: Cabinets during period of Revolution (1986)
• Hafez, Salah: Democracy Shock (2001)
• http://nasser.bibalex.org/Days/DaysAll.aspx?CS=1&x=5

Specific