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 and he arrested President Naquib. Nasser ruled the country, and became president in 1956. He promoted pan-Arab nationalism, including a union with Syria that did not last very long.

Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein جمال عبد الناصر حسين
Portrait of Gamal Abdel Nasser
2nd President of Egypt 1st President of the United Arab Republic (UAR)
In office 23 June 1956 – 28 September 1970
Vice President	Anwar Sadat(1969–1970) Ali Sabri(1965–1968) Zakaria Mohieddine(1961–1967) Hussein el-Shafei(1961–1965) Kamal el-Din Hussein(1961–1964) Abdel Hakim Amer(1958–1965) Abdel Latif Boghdadi (1958-1962) Akram al-Hawrani(1958–1960)
Preceded by	Mohamed Naguib
Succeeded by	Anwar Sadat
2nd Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement
In office 5 October 1964 – 8 September 1970
Preceded by	Josip Broz Tito
Succeeded by	Kenneth Kaunda
2nd Chairman of the Organization of African Unity
In office 17 July 1964 – 21 October 1965
Preceded by	Haile Selassie
Succeeded by	Kwame Nkrumah
Prime Minister of United Arab Republic
In office 1 February 1958 – 29 September 1962
Succeeded by	Ali Sabri
Prime Minister of Egypt
In office 18 April 1954 – 1 February 1958
Preceded by	Muhammad Naguib
Vice Chairman of the Egyptian Revolutionary Command Council (RCC)
In office 23 July 1952 – 23 June 1954
Personal details
Born	(1918-01-15)15 January 1918 Alexandria, Egypt
Died	28 September 1970(1970-09-28) (aged 52) Cairo, Egypt
Nationality	Egyptian
Political party	Arab Socialist Union
Spouse(s)	Tahia Kazem
Children	Hoda Abdel Nasser Mona Abdel Nasser Khalid Abdel Nasser (deceased) Abdel Hamid Abdel Nasser Abdel Hakim Abdel Nasser
Occupation	Military instructor
Military service
Branch/service	Egyptian Army
Years of service	1938–1952
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	1948 Arab-Israeli War

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, and 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.

Gamal Abdel Nasser Media

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  Nasser (first from left) with his unit in the Faluja pocket, displaying weapons captured from the Israeli Army during the 1948 war.

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  The Free Officers after the coup, 1953. Counterclockwise: Zakaria Mohieddin, Abdel Latif Boghdadi, Kamel el-Din Hussein (standing), Nasser (seated), Abdel Hakim Amer, Mohamed Naguib, Youssef Seddik, and Ahmad Shawki.

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  Leaders of Egypt following the ouster of King Farouk, November 1952. Seated, left to right: Sulayman Hafez, Mohamed Naguib and Nasser

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  Nasser (right) and Mohamed Naguib (left) during celebrations marking the second anniversary of the 1952 revolution, July 1954

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  Nasser and Naguib saluting at the opening of the Suez Canal

• Nasser laughing at the Muslim Brotherhood for suggesting in 1953 that women should be required to wear the hijab and that Islamic law should be enforced across the country.

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  Liberation organization in Alexandria invitation to Nasser speech 26 October 1954

• Sound recording of 1954 assassination attempt on Nasser while he was addressing a crowd in Manshia, Alexandria.

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  Nasser greeted by crowds in Alexandria one day after his announcement of the British withdrawal and the assassination attempt against him, 27 October 1954.

• Movietone newsreels reporting Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal and both domestic and Western reactions

• Newsreel clip about Nasser and Quwatli's establishment of United Arab Republic

• A video clip of Nasser's resignation speech