The office of President of Egypt is the head of state and the head of government of Egypt and the Supreme Commander of the Egyptian Armed Forces. The president is elected to a six-year term by popular vote, under the Constitution of Egypt.

The first president, Mohamed Naguib, was sworn in following the declaration of the Republic on 18 June 1953. The incumbent president is Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who assumed office on 8 June 2014.

Background The first president of Egypt was Mohamed Naguib, one of the leaders of the Free Officers Movement who led the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, and who took office on 18 June 1953, the day on which Egypt was declared a republic. Since then the office has been held by five further people: Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar Sadat, Hosni Mubarak, Mohamed Morsi and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. In addition, Sufi Abu Taleb acted as president between Sadat's assassination and Mubarak's election as his successor, and Adly Mansour acted as president after Morsi's overthrow in the 2013 coup d'état.

Following Mubarak's resignation on 11 February 2011 in the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, the office was vacant, with the functions of head of state and head of government being discharged by the chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), Field Marshal Muhammad Hussein Tantawy.Egypt Trades Torture Supervisor for 'Mubarak's Poodle'? ABC News, 11 February 2011

On 30 June 2012, Morsi took office after having been elected in the presidential election held on 23–24 May and 16–17 June 2012. He was deposed by the Egyptian Armed Forces in a coup d'état on 3 July 2013, following massive protests calling for his resignation. He was succeeded by Mansour, the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, as Acting President. Mansour was sworn into office in front of the Supreme Constitutional Court on 4 July 2013.

On 8 June 2014, current President el-Sisi took office after having been elected in the presidential election held on 26–28 May 2014. He has been re-elected twice, first in the presidential election held on 26–28 March 2018, and again in the presidential election held on 10–12 December 2023.

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Died in office

PortraitName Term of officePartyElectionVice President Republic of Egypt 1 – Military — — Liberation Rally — – Military — — 2 – Liberation Rally National Union United Arab Republic (2) – National Union Arab Socialist Union 3 – Arab Socialist Union — Vacant through30 October 1970 – Arab Republic of Egypt (3) – Arab Socialist Union Vacant through16 January 1972 Vacant after18 September 1974 National Democratic — – National Democratic — 4 – National Democratic Vacant through29 January 2011 2005 — – Military — Vacant throughoutpresidency 5 – Freedom and Justice 2012 Vacant through12 August 2012 Vacant after22 December 2012 Abolished after26 December 2012 — – Unaffiliated — Abolished through14 July 2014 Vacant after14 August 2013 Abolished after18 January 2014 6 –Incumbent Unaffiliated 2014 Abolished through23 April 2019 2018 Vacant after23 April 2019 2023

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See also Lists of rulers of Egypt President of Egypt Vice President of Egypt Prime Minister of Egypt List of prime ministers of Egypt Speaker of the House of Representatives (Egypt) List of speakers of the House of Representatives (Egypt)

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