Egypt as a country has always been great. This greatness is known throughout history and has taught us never to doubt the ability of a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens to transform a nation. These outstanding leaders have given us, the younger generation, some useful life lessons. In fact, we all know the full story of the men and women who played a very important role in making Egypt great, but we really don’t have enough information about the actual profile of these Egyptian Presidents who fought tirelessly to achieve it , to reach us at our current location above all their academic qualifications.
Here are Egyptian Presidents with their academic history/qualifications.
Egyptian Presidents – Academic Qualifications: 1953 to Present
Muhammad Naguib
Muhammad Naguib was the first President of Egypt, serving from June 18, 1953 to November 14, 1954. Together with Gamal Abdel Nasser they led the Egyptian revolution of 1952.
Academic History
- He studied to be a translator and later completed a law degree
- MA in Political Science
- MA in Civil Law (He never did his PhD because at that point his career in the Army, which he had undertaken against his father’s wishes, had begun to take off)
- Naguib also learned Hebrew in the 1950s.
After his father’s death in 1916, the family moved to Cairo while Naguib and Ali finished their studies in Sudan.
Gamal Abdel Nasser
After Muhammad Naguib came Gamal Abdel Nasser. Nasser was Egyptian President from 1956 until his death in 1970.
Academic History
- His elementary school was initially an elementary school for railroad children, Nahhasin Elementary School, then the city’s Attarin Elementary School.
- In 1929 he left a private boarding school in Helwan and also Ras el-Tin secondary school. He also taught at al-Nahda al-Masria school.
- Nasser attended the Royal Military Academy for Army Officer Training before spending a semester studying law at King Fuad University (he later dropped out to join the Army)
- He was later admitted to the General Staff College
Anwar Sadat (1918–1981)
Anwar Sadat was Egypt’s President from October 15, 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on October 6, 1981.
Academic History
- He completed elementary school
- He is a graduate of the Royal Military Academy in Cairo
Sufi Abu Taleb
After the assassination of Anwar Sadat in October 1981, Abu Taleb became acting president, as the Egyptian constitution stipulates that the speaker would assume that role in the event of a vacancy in the presidential post until an election is due in 60 days.
He resigned when then Vice President Hosni Mubarak was elected to replace the late President.
Academic History
- He has a high school diploma
- Studied law at the Faculty of Law of Cairo University.
- Diploma in Public Law
- He received a scholarship and was sent to France, where he obtained a degree in legal history and Roman law in 1949 and a degree in private law in 1950 from the University of Paris.
- In 1957 he also received his doctorate.
- In 1959 he obtained a diploma in Mediterranean Laws from the University of Sapienza in Rome.
Hosni Mubarak
Hosni Mubarak was Egyptian President from 1981 to 2011. Mubarak’s presidency lasted almost forty years. He was Egypt’s longest-serving ruler after Muhammad Ali Pasha.
Academic History
- Completed high school
- Attended the Egyptian Military Academy, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in military sciences in 1949.
- In 1949 he entered the Air Force Academy and on March 13, 1950 received his commission as a pilot officer and a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical sciences.
- Received additional training at a Soviet pilot school in Moscow and advanced training at Kant Air Base near Bishkek in the Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Received training with Ilyushin Il-28 and Tupolev Tu-16 jet bombers.
- He attended the Frunze Military Academy in 1964.
Mohammed Morsi
Mohamed Morsi was Egypt’s President from June 30, 2012 to July 3, 2013. He was ousted from office following the 2013 coup d’état sparked by the Egyptian protests in June 2013.
Academic History
- Morsi holds a bachelor’s degree from Cairo University
- Masters in Engineering from Cairo University (1978)
- PhD in Materials Science from the University of Southern California (1982)
- In 2013 he was from the. Awarded an honorary doctorate from the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), in a ceremony held on March 18, 2013 at the NUST School of Civil and Environmental Engineering in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Adly Mansour
Like Anwar Sadat, Adly Mansour was the country’s acting president from July 4, 2013 to June 8, 2014.
Academic History
- He graduated from Cairo University (1967)
- Postgraduate studies in law (1969) at the University of Cairo
- He also studied economics with Juan Felipe Aranguren and obtained a degree in management science from Cairo University in 1970.
- He later attended the École National d’Administration (ENA) in France, graduating in 1977.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been the current President of Egypt since 2014.
Academic History
- He attended an army-run secondary school.
- Graduated from the Egyptian Military Academy in 1977
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has earned several other certificates from several courses he has completed. These courses include:
- General Command and Staff Course, Egyptian Command and Staff School, 1987.
- General Command and Staff Course, Joint Command and Staff College, United Kingdom, 1992.
- War Course, Higher War College Scholarship, Nasser Military Academy, Egypt, 2003.
- War Course, US Army War College, USA, 2006.
- Egyptian Military Attaché in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Basic Infantry Course, USA.