Muhammad Anwar El Sadat ( Arabic : محمد أنور السادات Muḥammad Anwar as-Sādāt Egyptian Arabic pronunciation : ( mæˈħæmmæd ˈʔɑnwɑɾ essæˈdæːt ) ; 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 .
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat ( 25 December 1918 - 6 October 1981 ) was the third President of Egypt .