Gamal Abdel Nasser

**Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein** (15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was the second president of Egypt from 1956 until his death. Along with Mohamed Naguib, the first President, he led the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 which overthrew the monarchy of Egypt and Sudan, and brought in a new period of change in Egypt. This change made Egypt a more socialist and modern country. In 1954 the Muslim Brotherhood tried to kill Nasser. He promoted pan-Arab nationalism, including a union with Syria that did not last very long.

Nasser is seen as one of the most important political figures in modern Arab history and politics. Under his leadership, Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal and other industries. He also became important in stopping imperialism in the Arab World and Africa. He was also important in starting the Non-Aligned Movement. Nasser's version of pan-Arabism, which is often called "_Nasserism_", was very popular in the Arab world during the 1950s and 1960s. Even after the Israeli victory over the Arab armies in the Six-Day War damaged the way the public saw him, many Arabs still view Nasser as a symbol of Arab dignity and freedom. He died in 1970 after suffering a heart attack.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein
 جمال عبد الناصر حسين
- **image**: Nasser portrait2.jpg
- **imagesize**: 185px
- **alt**: Head and shoulders of a man in his forties smiling. He has dark hair that is pulled back, a long forehead, thick eyebrows and a mustache. He is wearing a gray jacket and a white shirt with a tie.
- **caption**: Portrait of Gamal Abdel Nasser
- **order**: 2nd President of Egypt
<small>1st United Arab Republic, President of the United Arab Republic (UAR)</small>
- **term start**: 23 June 1956
- **term end**: 28 September 1970
- **predecessor**: Mohamed Naguib
- **successor**: Anwar Sadat
- **order2**: 2nd
- **office2**: Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement
- **term start2**: 5 October 1964
- **term end2**: 8 September 1970
- **predecessor2**: Josip Broz Tito
- **successor2**: Kenneth Kaunda
- **order3**: 2nd
- **office3**: Chairman of the Organization of African Unity
- **term start3**: 17 July 1964
- **term end3**: 21 October 1965
- **predecessor3**: Haile Selassie
- **successor3**: Kwame Nkrumah
- **order4**: List of Prime Ministers of Egypt, Prime Minister of United Arab Republic
- **term start4**: 1 February 1958
- **term end4**: 29 September 1962
- **successor4**: Ali Sabri
- **order5**: Prime Minister of Egypt
- **term start5**: 18 April 1954
- **term end5**: 1 February 1958
- **predecessor5**: Muhammad Naguib
- **order6**: Vice Chairman of the Egyptian Revolutionary Command Council (RCC)
- **term start6**: 23 July 1952
- **term end6**: 23 June 1954
- **birth place**: Alexandria, Egypt
- **death place**: Cairo, Egypt
- **nationality**: Egyptian
- **spouse**: Tahia Kazem
- **children**: Hoda Abdel Nasser
Mona Abdel Nasser
Khalid Abdel Nasser (deceased)
Abdel Hamid Abdel Nasser
Abdel Hakim Abdel Nasser
- **party**: Arab Socialist Union
- **occupation**: Military instructor
- **vicepresident**: Anwar Sadat<small>(1969–1970)</small>
Ali Sabri<small>(1965–1968)</small>
Zakaria Mohieddine<small>(1961–1967)</small>
Hussein el-Shafei<small>(1961–1965)</small>
Kamal el-Din Hussein<small>(1961–1964)</small>
Abdel Hakim Amer<small>(1958–1965)</small>
Abdel Latif Boghdadi (politician), Abdel Latif Boghdadi <small>(1958-1962)</small>
Akram al-Hawrani<small>(1958–1960)</small>
- **branch**: Egyptian Army
- **serviceyears**: 1938–1952
- **rank**: Colonel
- **battles**: 1948 Arab-Israeli War