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Gamal Abdel Nasser
جمال عبد الناصر
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2nd President of Egypt
In office
23 June 1956 – 28 September 1970
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Preceded by Muhammad Naguib
Succeeded by Anwar Sadat
Prime Minister of Egypt
In office
19 June 1967 – 28 September 1970
President Himself
Preceded by Muhammad Sedki Sulayman
Succeeded by Mahmoud Fawzi
In office
18 April 1954 – 29 September 1962
President Muhammad Naguib
Himself
Preceded by Muhammad Naguib
Succeeded by Ali Sabri
In office
25 February 1954 – 8 March 1954
President Muhammad Naguib
Preceded by Muhammad Naguib
Succeeded by Muhammad Naguib
Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt
In office
8 March 1954 – 18 April 1954
Prime Minister Muhammad Naguib
Preceded by Gamal Salem
Succeeded by Gamal Salem
In office
18 June 1953 – 25 February 1954
Prime Minister Muhammad Naguib
Preceded by Sulayman Hafez
Succeeded by Gamal Salem
Minister of the Interior
In office
18 June 1953 – 25 February 1954
Prime Minister Muhammad Naguib
Preceded by Sulayman Hafez
Succeeded by Zakaria Mohieddin
Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council
In office
14 November 1954 – 23 June 1956
Preceded by Muhammad Naguib
Succeeded by Post abolished
Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement
In office
5 October 1964 – 8 September 1970
Preceded by Josip Broz Tito
Succeeded by Kenneth Kaunda
Chairman of the Organisation of African Unity
In office
17 July 1964 – 21 October 1965
Preceded by Haile Selassie I
Succeeded by Kwame Nkrumah
Personal details
Born Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein
(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
Mona
Khalid
Abdel Hamid
Abdel Hakim
Profession Lawyer
Religion Sunni Islam
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Egypt
Service/branch Egyptian Army
Years of service 1938–1952
Rank Turco-Egyptian ka'im makam.gif Colonel
Battles/wars 1948 Arab–Israeli War
  1. --Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt, 1955, quoted in [Prah, 2006: 170]