Egypt

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This page lists the 'rulers and heads of state of Egypt since 1805. For earlier rulers, see List of Pharaohs, Tulunid, Ikshidid, Fatimid, Ayyubid, Mamluk and Ottomans The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the elected Head of State of Egypt. ... Muhammad Hosni Said Mubarak (Arabic: محمد حسنى سيد مبارك Muḥammad ḤusnÄ« Mubārak), commonly known as Hosni Mubarak (Arabic: حسنى مبارك ḤusnÄ« Mubārak), has been the President of Egypt since 14 October 1981. ... List of Heads of Government of Egypt List of Heads of Government of Southern Region of Egypt Affiliations:- See also:- Egypt Rulers and Heads of State of Egypt Colonial Heads of Egypt Lists of Incumbents Categories: Egypt ... Dr. Ahmed Nazif (Arabic: أحمد نظيف ; born 8 July 1952 in Alexandria) has served as the Prime Minister of Egypt since 14 July 2004. ... The Cabinet of Egypt (Arabic: Al-Hokouma Al-Misreya) is the chief executive body of the Arabic Republic of Egypt. ... The Parliament of Egypt is a bicameral legislature. ... The Shura Council (Arabic: Majilis Al-Shura مجلس الشورى) is the upper house of Egyptian bicameral parliament. ... The Peoples Assembly (Arabic: Majilis Al-Sha’ab مجلس الشعب) is the lower house of Egypts bicameral parliament. ... The Egyptian Judicial System (or judicial branch) in Egypt, is an independent branch of the government which includes both secular and religious courts. ... The Supreme Constitutional Court is an independent judiciary body in the Arab Republic of Egypt, with its new seat in the Cairo suburban, Maadi. ... Egypt elects on national level a head of state – a president – and a bicameral legislature. ... The Egyptian presidential election of 2005, held on September 7, 2005, was the first contested presidential election in Egypts history. ... The Egyptian parliamentary elections of 2005 was the scheduled three-stage elections for determining its lower house membership. ... Political parties in Egypt lists political parties in this country. ... Political Parties has existed in Egypt approximately during the late 19th century. ... Egypt is divided into 26 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah): Ad Daqahliyah Al Bahr al Ahmar Al Buhayrah Al Fayyum Al Gharbiyah Al Iskandariyah Al Ismailiyah Al Jizah Al Minufiyah Al Minya Al Qahirah Al Qalyubiyah Al Wadi al Jadid Ash Sharqiyah As Suways Aswan Asyut Bani Suwayf Bur Sa... Egypts foreign policy operates along a non-aligned level. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This article contains a list of the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt, from the Early Dynastic Period before 3000 BC through to the end of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, when Egypt became a province of Rome under Augustus Caesar in 30 BC. Note that the dates given must be regarded in most... The Tulunids were the first independent dynasty in Islamic Egypt (868-905). ... The Ikhshidid dynasty of Egypt (sometimes transliterated other ways) ruled from 935 to 969. ... The Fatimids, Fatimid Caliphate or al-FātimiyyÅ«n (Arabic الفاطميون) is the Shia dynasty that ruled over varying areas of the Maghreb, Egypt, and the Levant from 5 January 910 to 1171. ... The Ayyubid Dynasty was a Muslim dynasty of Egypt, Iraq in the 12th and 13th centuries. ... A Mamluk cavalryman, drawn in 1810 A mamluk (Arabic: مملوك (singular), مماليك (plural), owned; also transliterated mameluk, mameluke, or mamluke) was a slave soldier who converted to Islam and served the Muslim caliphs and the Ayyubid sultans during the Middle Ages. ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 12+ million km² Establishment 1299 Dissolution October 29...

Monarchs of Egypt (1805-1953)

Wālīs (Governors) of Egypt (1805-1867)

• Muḩammad ‘Alī (9 July 1805-1 September 1848)
• Ibrāhīm (1 September - 10 November 1848)
• Muḩammad ‘Alī (restored) (10 November 1848 - 2 August 1849)
• ‘Abbās I 2 August 1849 - 13 July 1854)
• Sa‘īd (13 July 1854 - 18 January 1863)
• Ismā‘īl (18 January 1863 - 8 June 1867)

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Khedives of Egypt (1867-1914)

• Ismā‘īl (8 June (1867 - 26 June 1879)
• Tawfīq (26 June 1879 - 7 January 1892)
• ‘Abbās II (8 January 1892 - 19 December 1914)

Ismail Pasha Ismail Pasha, known as Ismail the Magnificent (Arabic: إسماعيل باشا) (December 31, 1830–March 2, 1895), was Wali and subsequently Khedive of Egypt from 1863 until he was removed at the behest of the British in 1879. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... Cunt BAg Twat Fuk suck my penis ring 0778851865!!!!!!Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Tewfik Pasha (Tawfiq of Egypt) ( 1852- 1892) was a khedive of Egypt. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Abbas Hilmi Pasha or Abbas II (Arabic: عباس حلمي باشا) (July 14, 1874, Alexandria – 19 December 1944, Geneva) was the last khedive of Egypt (January 8, 1892 – 1914). ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Sultans of Egypt (1914-1922)

• Ḩusayn Kāmil (19 December 1914 - 9 October 1917)
• Fu’ād I (9 October 1917 - 16 March 1922)

Husayn Kamil, Sultan of Egypt from 1914 to 1917 His Highness Sultan Husayn Kamil (November 21, 1853 - October 9, 1917) (Arabic: سلطان حسين كامل) was the Sultan of Egypt and King of The Sudan from December 19, 1914 - October 9, 1917, during the British occupation which lasted from 1882-1922. ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Fuad I of Egypt Fuad I (Arabic: فؤاد الاول), King of Egypt and Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, Kordofan, and Darfur (né Ahmed Fuad, March 26, 1868 - April 28, 1936) was the first King of Egypt in the modern era. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in leap years). ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ...

Kings of Egypt, 1922-1953

• Fu’ād I (16 March 1922 - 28 April 1936)
• Fārūq (28 April 1936 - 26 July 1952)
• Prince Muhammad Ali (Chairman Council of Regency) (28 April 1936 - 29 July 1937)
• Fu’ād II (26 July 1952 - 18 June 1953)
• Prince Muhammad Abdul Moneim (Chairman Council of Regency) (26 July 1952 - 18 June 1953)

Fuad I of Egypt Fuad I (Arabic: فؤاد الاول), King of Egypt and Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, Kordofan, and Darfur (né Ahmed Fuad, March 26, 1868 - April 28, 1936) was the first King of Egypt in the modern era. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in leap years). ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... King Farouk of Egypt (February 11, 1920 - March 18, 1965) was the penultimate King of Egypt, succeeding his father Fuad I in 1936. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other persons named Muhammad Ali, see Muhammad Ali (disambiguation). ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... King Fuad II of Egypt and the Sudan (Ahmed Fuad) (Arabic: الملك أحمد فؤاد الثاني) was born on 16 January 1952. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Prince Muhammad Abdul Moneim (February 20, 1899 - December 1, 1979) served as chairman of the Council of Egyptian Regency, from 26 July 1952 to 18 June 1953, after which time, Major General Muhammad Naguib took power, ending the rule of Monarch government installed by the British Empire. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

British colonial rulers (1883-1936)

Existed simultaneously with above monarchs

British Consuls-General (1883-1914)

• Sir Evelyn Baring, later 1st Earl of Cromer (1883 - 1907)
• Sir Eldon Gorst (1907 - 1911)
• Horatio Kitchener, 1st Viscount Kitchener, later 1st Earl Kitchener (1911 - 1914)

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British High Commissioners (1914-1936)

• Sir Milne Cheetham (1914 - 1915)
• Sir Henry McMahon (1915 - 1917)
• Sir Reginald Wingate Pasha (1917 - 1919)
• Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1919 - 1925)
• George Ambrose Lloyd, later 1st Lord Lloyd (1925 - 1929)
• Sir Percy Loraine (1929 - 1933)
• Sir Miles Lampson (1934 - 1936)

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Presidents of the Republic of Egypt (1953-Present)

Main Article: President of Egypt National anthem: Bilady, Bilady, Bilady Official language Arabic Other widely spoken languages English, French Capital and Largest City Cairo President Muhammad Hosni Mubarak Prime Minister Dr Ahmed Nazif Area - Total - % water Ranked 29th 1,001,450 km² 0. ... The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the elected Head of State of Egypt. ...

• Ahmed el Hoseini (1st time) (18 June 1953 - 25 February 1954)
• Gamal Abdel Nasser (1st time) (Chairman Revolutionary Command Council) (25 February - 27 February 1954)
• Muhammad Naguib (2nd time) (27 February - 14 November 1954)
• Gamal Abdel Nasser (Chairman Revolutionary Command Council to 25 June 1956, 2nd time) (14 November 1954 - 28 September 1970)
• Anwar as-Sadat (28 September 1970 - 6 October 1981) (acting to 17 October 1970)
• Sufi Abu Taleb (6 October 1981 - 14 October 1981) (acting)
• Hosni Mubarak (14 October 1981 - Present)
• Atef Obeid (9 June 2004 - 21 June 2004) (acting)

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See also

• List of pharaohs; a list of ancient rulers of Ancient Egypt.