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Anwar Sadat

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

  • Fame72.1
  • Momentum0.2
  • Egypt rank#43
Source-basedFalling
  • Fame72.1
  • Momentum0.2
  • Egypt rank#43
  • Wikipedia84.5K
Lived 1918–1981, aged 63Egypt
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  • Wikipedia
    107 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in Egypt
    #43
    Politicians
  • Era
    1918–1981
    Aged 63
  • Known for
    The Spy Who Fell to Ea…
    2019
Summary
Updated 2026-09-07

He led Egypt into war with Israel in 1973, then shocked the world by signing a peace treaty that won him the Nobel Prize and got him killed. The deal brought Sinai back but cost him the Arab League, his standing in the Muslim world, and finally his life at a military parade in Cairo.

Biography

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Anwar el-Sadat was a senior member of the Free Officers who overthrew King Farouk I in 1952, serving twice as vice president under Gamal Abdel Nasser before succeeding him in 1970. In his 11 years as president, he departed from Nasserism's tenets, reinstituting a multi-party system and launching the Infitah economic policy. He led the October War of 1973 to reclaim the Sinai Peninsula from Israeli occupation, making him a hero across Egypt and the Arab world. Then he did the unthinkable: in 1978, he and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed a peace treaty brokered by Jimmy Carter, winni…

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Sourced, dated quotes from Anwar Sadat

Anwar Sadat
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Conceive with me a peace agreement… based on the following points: First: ending the Israeli occupation of the Arab territories occupied in 1967.
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Any life lost in war is the life of a human being, irrespective of whether it is an Arab or an Israeli.
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Today I tell you, and I declare it to the whole world, that we accept to live with you in permanent peace based on justice.
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I am convinced that we owe it to this generation and the generations to come, not to leave a stone unturned in our pursuit of peace.
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I do not deny the State of Israel’s right to be recognized by all countries of the region, provided that the whole situation is normalized.
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Historical27.0
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Completeness80.0
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