Graduated from the Military Academy in 1938 as Second Lieutenant and served in Manqabad, south of Egypt.
On January 6, 1946, he was imprisoned in Cairo prison since he was accused of being an accomplice in the murder of Amin Othman, the Minister of Finance.
In 1948, he was acquitted. In 1950, he returned to the Military and joined the Free Officers Movement in 1951.
He delivered the announcement of the Revolution's onset and assumed many positions, such as the Editor-in-Chief of Al-Gomhuria newspaper, the President of the National Assembly (the Parliament) and the Secretary-General of International Islamic Conference.
He was elected President of the Federal National Assembly in 1960 and was appointed Chairman of the Afro-Asian Solidarity Council in 1961.
Gamal Abdel Nasser appointed him Vice-President in 1969. Following Nasser’s Death, Al-Sadat became the acting president.
He was elected President of the Republic after the referendum result was announced on October 17, 1970.
He made the historic decision of crossing the Suez Canal in October 1973.
On June 5, 1975 he reopened the Suez Canal for global navigation. He established Port Said Free Zone as a start for Egypt to enter the era of economic openness. He also established many new cities outside Cairo.
In 1977, he made his wise, courageous and world-shaking decision: visiting Jerusalem to grant peace as a gift to his people and his enemy at the same time. By doing so, he pushed the peace process between Egypt and Israel.
In 1978, he founded the National Democratic Party and assumed its presidency.
He wrote several books, including: “Qisssat Al-Thawrah Kamilah” (The Full Story of the Revolution), “Safhat Mag-hula mn Al-Thawra” (Unkown Pages from the Revolution,” “Ya Walady, Haza `mak Gamal” (My Son, This is Your Uncle Gamal) and “El-Bahth `n Al-Zat” )Soul Searching).
Graduated from the Military Academy in 1938 as Second Lieutenant and served in Manqabad, south of Egypt.
On January 6, 1946, he was imprisoned in Cairo prison since he was accused of being an accomplice in the murder of Amin Othman, the Minister of Finance.
In 1948, he was acquitted. In 1950, he returned to the Military and joined the Free Officers Movement in 1951.
He delivered the announcement of the Revolution's onset and assumed many positions, such as the Editor-in-Chief of Al-Gomhuria newspaper, the President of the National Assembly (the Parliament) and the Secretary-General of International Islamic Conference.
He was elected President of the Federal National Assembly in 1960 and was appointed Chairman of the Afro-Asian Solidarity Council in 1961.
Gamal Abdel Nasser appointed him Vice-President in 1969. Following Nasser’s Death, Al-Sadat became the acting president.
He was elected President of the Republic after the referendum result was announced on October 17, 1970.
He made the historic decision of crossing the Suez Canal in October 1973.
On June 5, 1975 he reopened the Suez Canal for global navigation. He established Port Said Free Zone as a start for Egypt to enter the era of economic openness. He also established many new cities outside Cairo.
In 1977, he made his wise, courageous and world-shaking decision: visiting Jerusalem to grant peace as a gift to his people and his enemy at the same time. By doing so, he pushed the peace process between Egypt and Israel.
In 1978, he founded the National Democratic Party and assumed its presidency.
He wrote several books, including: “Qisssat Al-Thawrah Kamilah” (The Full Story of the Revolution), “Safhat Mag-hula mn Al-Thawra” (Unkown Pages from the Revolution,” “Ya Walady, Haza `mak Gamal” (My Son, This is Your Uncle Gamal) and “El-Bahth `n Al-Zat” )Soul Searching).
