He joined the Military Academy in 1937 and graduated in July 1938. In 1940, he got promoted to First Lieutenant.
He took Part in the 1948 Palestine War. Upon his return, he was appointed as a professor in the Command and Staff College after passing its exam.
In June, 1949, the Free Officers Movement was confidentially formed in his house in Kobry El-Qubba. The Movement staged the July 23, 1952 Revolution that toppled King Farouk, and declared Egypt a republic in 1953.
Being a member of the Egyptian Negotiation Delegation, he got the British approval to evacuate their troops from Egypt on October 19, 1954.
He survived a failed assassination attempt while delivering a speech in Manshia Square, Alexandria, commemorating the British Military Withdrawal on October 26.
He became the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt on June 23, 1956.
He adopted the idea of establishing the High Dam, which represents a national epic that was made by Egyptians and is considered as the greatest engineering project in the twentieth century.
On July 26, 1956, he announced the nationalization of the Universal Company of the Maritime Suez Canal an Egyptian joint-stock company.
On February 22, 1958, he declared the formation of the “United Arab Republic”, a political union between Egypt and Syria, which he assumed its presidency.
He announced his resignation from office on June 9, 1967. As a result, Egyptians marched to call on him to remain in office.
He wrote several books, including: “The Philosophy of the Revolution”, “Yawmyat El-Ra’ys Gamal Abdel Nasser fi Harb Felsteen” (President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s Journals on the Palestine War), and “Fi Sabeel El-Horeya” (For the Sake of Freedom).
He passed away on September 28, 1970.
His death left Egypt and the Arab world in a state of shock. His funeral was the greatest funeral in the twentieth century; millions took to the streets to be part of the funeral in the presence of heads of Arab countries. The Arab world mourned his death; thousands of people from all over the Arab world poured into the streets of their major cities.
He joined the Military Academy in 1937 and graduated in July 1938. In 1940, he got promoted to First Lieutenant.
He took Part in the 1948 Palestine War. Upon his return, he was appointed as a professor in the Command and Staff College after passing its exam.
In June, 1949, the Free Officers Movement was confidentially formed in his house in Kobry El-Qubba. The Movement staged the July 23, 1952 Revolution that toppled King Farouk, and declared Egypt a republic in 1953.
Being a member of the Egyptian Negotiation Delegation, he got the British approval to evacuate their troops from Egypt on October 19, 1954.
He survived a failed assassination attempt while delivering a speech in Manshia Square, Alexandria, commemorating the British Military Withdrawal on October 26.
He became the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt on June 23, 1956.
He adopted the idea of establishing the High Dam, which represents a national epic that was made by Egyptians and is considered as the greatest engineering project in the twentieth century.
On July 26, 1956, he announced the nationalization of the Universal Company of the Maritime Suez Canal an Egyptian joint-stock company.
On February 22, 1958, he declared the formation of the “United Arab Republic”, a political union between Egypt and Syria, which he assumed its presidency.
He announced his resignation from office on June 9, 1967. As a result, Egyptians marched to call on him to remain in office.
He wrote several books, including: “The Philosophy of the Revolution”, “Yawmyat El-Ra’ys Gamal Abdel Nasser fi Harb Felsteen” (President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s Journals on the Palestine War), and “Fi Sabeel El-Horeya” (For the Sake of Freedom).
He passed away on September 28, 1970.
His death left Egypt and the Arab world in a state of shock. His funeral was the greatest funeral in the twentieth century; millions took to the streets to be part of the funeral in the presence of heads of Arab countries. The Arab world mourned his death; thousands of people from all over the Arab world poured into the streets of their major cities.
