President of Egypt

The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt  () is the head of state of Egypt. Under the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and head of the executive branch of the Egyptian government. The current president is Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, in office since 8 June 2014.

2005/2007 constitutional amendments
In 2005 and 2007, constitutional amendments were made. Principles in the amended constitution include:
 The election of the president of the republic by direct secret ballot from among all citizens who have the right to vote.
 Ensuring that multiple candidates be put forward for the people to choose from.
 Ensuring the credibility of the nomination process.
 Providing the opportunity for political parties to put forward one of their leaders to contest the first presidential elections to be held in light of the amendment.
 The establishment of a presidential election commission that would enjoy complete independence to supervise the election process.
 Carrying out the election in a single day.
 Ensuring judicial supervision over the voting process.

Candidacy
Candidates must have the recommendation of 20 members of the House of Representatives or the endorsement of 25,000 people across 15 governorates, with at least 1,000 signatures from each.

Term
The president of the republic may be re-elected once. The constitution specifies the number of terms a president shall remain in office to be limited to two terms.

Living former Presidents
There are no living former presidents. The latest to die was Hosni Mubarak, who served from 1981 to 2011, on 25 February 2020, aged 91.

List
 Government No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) Elected Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office30pxRepublic of Egypt(18 June 1953–22 February 1958)20px 1100pxMohamed Naguibمحمد نجيب
(1901–1984) —18 June 195314 November 1954 Military / Liberation Rally —100pxRevolutionary Command Council—14 November 195423 June 1956   Military 2100pxGamal Abdel Nasserجمال عبد الناصر
(1918–1970)19561958196523 June 195628 September 1970  National Union30pxUnited Arab Republic(22 February 1958–2 September 1971)20px   Arab Socialist Union 3100px Anwar Sadatأنور السادات
(1918–1981) 1970197628 September 1970 15 October 19706 October 1981   Arab Socialist Union 30pxArab Republic of Egypt(1971–present)20px   National Democratic Party —100px Sufi Abu Talebصوفى أبو طالب
(1925–2008) 6 October 198114 October 1981   National Democratic Party 4100px Hosni Mubarakحسنى مبارك
(1928–2020) 1981198719931999200514 October 198111 February 2011   National Democratic Party —100px Supreme Council of the Armed Forcesمحمد حسين طنطاوي
(1935–2021)—11 February 201120 August 2012   Military 5100px Mohamed Morsiمحمد مرسي
(1951–2019) 201220 August 20123 July 2013   Freedom and Justice Party —100px Adly Mansourعدلي منصور
(1945–) 4 July 20138 June 2014   Independent 6100px Abdel Fattah el-Sisiعبد الفتاح السيسى
(1954–) 201420188 June 2014Incumbent   Independent 

Notes

References

Other websites
 The Egyptian President
  Egypt’s Second Republic