President of the Arab Republic of Egypt | |
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رئيس جمهورية مصر العربية | |
since 8 June 2014 | |
Style | His/Her Excellency |
Residence | Heliopolis Palace, Cairo, Egypt |
Term length | Six years Renewable once |
Precursor | King of Egypt and the Sudan |
Formation | 18 June 1953 |
First holder | Mohamed Naguib |
Succession | Line of succession |
Deputy | Vice-President of Egypt |
Salary | E£2,224,548 (approx. US$72,000) annually[1] |
Website | www |
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The president of the Arab Republic of Egypt (Egyptian Arabic: رئيس جمهورية مصر) is the executive head of state of Egypt and the de facto appointer of the official head of government under the Egyptian Constitution of 2014. Under the various iterations of the Constitution of Egypt following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, the president is also the supreme commander of the Armed Forces, and head of the executive branch of the Egyptian government.[2]
Six presidents took over the presidency of Egypt after the abolition of the monarchy in 1953, in periods that included short transitional periods. They began with Mohamed Naguib, then Gamal Abdel Nasser, and Anwar Sadat. He was followed by Hosni Mubarak, and then Mohamed Morsi. The current president is Field Marshal Abdel Farrah el-Sisi, who has been in office since 8 June 2014.