Gamal Abdel Nasser Rank
About Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser was noted to be the second President of Egypt who ruled between 1954 till 1970 when he died. He is noted to have played a front row in the 1952 overthrow of the monarchy and went ahead to make massive reforms just a year after. In 1954, a failed assassination attempt was made on his life by a group known as "Muslim Brotherhood", which prompted him to go hard on the said group and soon decided to put the presiding president, Mohammed Naguib, who was Egypt's first president under arrest and automatically installed himself into office and assumed executive roles. He was officially sworn into office as president in June of 1956.
Family Life
He was born to Abdel Hussein who was a postal worker and mother, Fahima Nasser. He had three brothers, al-Leithi and Izz al-Arab and Shawki.
He married his wife, Tahia Kazem in 1954 and they both had five children; Mona, Hoda, Abdel Hamid, Khalid and Abdel Abdel Hakim.
Achievements
In 1964, he was awarded "Recipient of the Hero of the Soviet Union" by The Soviet Union.
In 1965, he was given "Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm" in Malaysia.
In 1965, he was ordained "Order of the Republic" in Tunisia.
Trivia
He was a chain-smoker.
His hobbies were reading Arabic, English and French magazines, listening to classical music, and Chess playing.
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F.A.Q. about Gamal Abdel Nasser
When is his birthday?
Gamal Abdel Nasser's birthday is on January 15, 1918.
In how many days is his birthday?
Gamal Abdel Nasser's birthday is in 295 days
How old was Gamal Abdel Nasser when he died?
He was 52 years old.
When did he die?
He died in September 28, 1970.
How old would he be today?
Gamal Abdel Nasser would be 106 years old if he was alive today.
Where was Gamal Abdel Nasser from?
He was born in Alexandria, Egypt.