Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
El-Orouba, Al Matar, El Nozha, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
The Egyptian Military Academy where Abdel Fattah el-Sisi studied.
Faringdon Rd, Shrivenham, Watchfield, Swindon SN6 8LA, United Kingdom
Joint Services Command and Staff College where Abdel Fattah el-Sisi received a Master of Arts degree in 1992.
122 Forbes Ave, Carlisle, PA 17013, United States
The United States Army War College where Abdel Fattah el-Sisi studied in 2006.
2013
Cairo, Egypt
Egyptian Defense Minister el-Sisi meets with United States Secretary of State John Kerry in Cairo on March 3, 2013.
2013
Field Marshal el-Sisi as Minister of Defence
2013
Cairo, Egypt
Egyptian Defense Minister and Vice Prime Minister General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on August 1, 2013.
2013
Cairo, Egypt
Egyptian Defense Minister and Vice Prime Minister General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and German Foreign Mnister Guido Westerwelle shake hands on August 1, 2013.
2014
Renda Huitang W Rd, Xicheng District, China, 100031
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in the Great Hall of the People on December 24, 2014 in Beijing, China.
2014
Cairo, Egypt
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir during their joint press conference on October 18, 2014.
2014
Armed Forces Hospital, Al Isaweyah, Al Basatin, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Egypt's new president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi takes the presidential oath at the Supreme Court building in Cairo, Egypt on June 8, 2014.
2014
Cairo, Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi gives a speech during the press release following the meeting of the National Defence Council after the Sinai attacks.
2014
New York City, New York, United States
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meets with the Clintons in New York on September 22, 2014.
2015
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Vladimir Putin, meeting on February 10, 2015.
2015
35 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi inspects the guard of honour, accompanied by Singapore President, Tony Tan Keng Yam, at the Istana on August 31, 2015 in Singapore.
2015
Renda Huitang W Rd, Xicheng District, China, 100031
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on September 2, 2015.
2015
35 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi with Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam at the Istana on August 31, 2015 in Singapore.
2015
Hawally 13008, Kuwait
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi received a gift from Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace in Hawalli on January 5, 2015.
2015
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt, attends the 24th Ordinary Session of the African Union's Heads of State and Government Summit on January 30, 2015.
2015
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt, talk with Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hossam Moghazy, and Foreign Minister of Egypt, Sameh Shoukry, during the 24th Ordinary Session of the African Union's Heads of State and Government Summit on January 30, 2015.
2015
Renda Huitang W Rd, Xicheng District, China, 100031
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the Great Hall of the People on September 2, 2015.
2015
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn at the Ethiopian National Palace on March 24, 2015.
2015
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi speaks at the funeral for Hisham Barakat, surrounded by his family members, on June 30, 2015.
2016
New York City, NY 10017, United States
President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi addresses the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters on September 20, 2016.
2016
1 Cheongwadae-ro, Sejongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi with South Korean President Park Geun-Hye during their meeting at the presidential Blue House on March 3, 2016.
2016
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi performs prayer with Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Mosque Ahmed el-Tayeb.
2017
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Salman of Saudi Arabia and United States President Donald Trump at the 2017 Riyadh summit in Saudi Arabia.
2017
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meets with Donald Trump on April 3, 2017.
2017
Cairo, Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi speaks during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 11, 2017 in Cairo, Egypt.
2017
55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Presidential Palace on October 24, 2017.
2017
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Riyadh.
2017
Cairo, Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, on January 10, 2017.
2018
Mustafa Yousry Amira secondary school, Cairo, Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi casts his ballot during the Egypt's presidential election at the Mustafa Yousry Amira secondary school in Cairo, Egypt, on March 26, 2018.
2018
New York City, New York, United States
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 27, 2018.
2018
Cairo, Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi (center) kisses the forehead of a child of a fallen soldier during a conference commemorating the country's martyrs on March 15, 2018.
2019
Munich, Germany
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are pictured during a photo call before bilateral talks during the 55th Munich Security Conference on February 16, 2019.
2019
Biarritz, France
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during the G7 summit on August 24, 2019 in Biarritz, France.
2019
Platz der Republik 1, 11011 Berlin, Germany
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi with Bundestag President Wolfgang Schaeuble at the Reichstag on November 18, 2019.
2020
Willy-Brandt-Straße 1, 10557 Berlin, Germany
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived for a family picture at the Chancellery on January 19, 2020, in Berlin, Germany.
The Order of King Abdulaziz that Abdel Fattah el-Sisi received in 2014.
The Order of Prince Henry that Abdel Fattah el-Sisi received in 2016.
The Order of Zayed that Abdel Fattah el-Sisi received in 2019.
Kuwait Liberation Medal that Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was awarded.
The Order of Friendship of Peoples that Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was awarded in 2019.
2013
Cairo, Egypt
Egyptian Defense Minister el-Sisi meets with United States Secretary of State John Kerry in Cairo on March 3, 2013.
2013
Field Marshal el-Sisi as Minister of Defence
2013
Cairo, Egypt
Egyptian Defense Minister and Vice Prime Minister General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on August 1, 2013.
2013
Cairo, Egypt
Egyptian Defense Minister and Vice Prime Minister General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and German Foreign Mnister Guido Westerwelle shake hands on August 1, 2013.
2014
Renda Huitang W Rd, Xicheng District, China, 100031
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in the Great Hall of the People on December 24, 2014 in Beijing, China.
2014
Cairo, Egypt
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir during their joint press conference on October 18, 2014.
2014
Armed Forces Hospital, Al Isaweyah, Al Basatin, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Egypt's new president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi takes the presidential oath at the Supreme Court building in Cairo, Egypt on June 8, 2014.
2014
Cairo, Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi gives a speech during the press release following the meeting of the National Defence Council after the Sinai attacks.
2014
New York City, New York, United States
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meets with the Clintons in New York on September 22, 2014.
2015
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Vladimir Putin, meeting on February 10, 2015.
2015
35 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi inspects the guard of honour, accompanied by Singapore President, Tony Tan Keng Yam, at the Istana on August 31, 2015 in Singapore.
2015
Renda Huitang W Rd, Xicheng District, China, 100031
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on September 2, 2015.
2015
35 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238823
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi with Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam at the Istana on August 31, 2015 in Singapore.
2015
Hawally 13008, Kuwait
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi received a gift from Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace in Hawalli on January 5, 2015.
2015
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt, attends the 24th Ordinary Session of the African Union's Heads of State and Government Summit on January 30, 2015.
2015
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt, talk with Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hossam Moghazy, and Foreign Minister of Egypt, Sameh Shoukry, during the 24th Ordinary Session of the African Union's Heads of State and Government Summit on January 30, 2015.
2015
Renda Huitang W Rd, Xicheng District, China, 100031
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the Great Hall of the People on September 2, 2015.
2015
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn at the Ethiopian National Palace on March 24, 2015.
2015
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi speaks at the funeral for Hisham Barakat, surrounded by his family members, on June 30, 2015.
2016
New York City, NY 10017, United States
President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi addresses the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters on September 20, 2016.
2016
1 Cheongwadae-ro, Sejongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi with South Korean President Park Geun-Hye during their meeting at the presidential Blue House on March 3, 2016.
2016
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi performs prayer with Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Mosque Ahmed el-Tayeb.
2017
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Salman of Saudi Arabia and United States President Donald Trump at the 2017 Riyadh summit in Saudi Arabia.
2017
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meets with Donald Trump on April 3, 2017.
2017
Cairo, Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi speaks during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 11, 2017 in Cairo, Egypt.
2017
55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Presidential Palace on October 24, 2017.
2017
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Riyadh.
2017
3 El Orouba St. Off Salah Salem Rd., Heliopolis, Cairo
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and his wife Entessar visited Egyptian actress and singer Shadia in al-Galaa Military Hospital.
2017
Xiamen, China
President el-Sisi and the First Lady of Egypt arrived in China's Xiamen.
2017
Cairo, Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, on January 10, 2017.
2018
Mustafa Yousry Amira secondary school, Cairo, Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi casts his ballot during the Egypt's presidential election at the Mustafa Yousry Amira secondary school in Cairo, Egypt, on March 26, 2018.
2018
New York City, New York, United States
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 27, 2018.
2018
Cairo, Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi (center) kisses the forehead of a child of a fallen soldier during a conference commemorating the country's martyrs on March 15, 2018.
2019
Munich, Germany
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are pictured during a photo call before bilateral talks during the 55th Munich Security Conference on February 16, 2019.
2019
Biarritz, France
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during the G7 summit on August 24, 2019 in Biarritz, France.
2019
Platz der Republik 1, 11011 Berlin, Germany
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi with Bundestag President Wolfgang Schaeuble at the Reichstag on November 18, 2019.
2020
Willy-Brandt-Straße 1, 10557 Berlin, Germany
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived for a family picture at the Chancellery on January 19, 2020, in Berlin, Germany.
The Order of King Abdulaziz that Abdel Fattah el-Sisi received in 2014.
The Order of Prince Henry that Abdel Fattah el-Sisi received in 2016.
The Order of Zayed that Abdel Fattah el-Sisi received in 2019.
Young Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Kuwait Liberation Medal that Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was awarded.
El-Orouba, Al Matar, El Nozha, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
The Egyptian Military Academy where Abdel Fattah el-Sisi studied.
Faringdon Rd, Shrivenham, Watchfield, Swindon SN6 8LA, United Kingdom
Joint Services Command and Staff College where Abdel Fattah el-Sisi received a Master of Arts degree in 1992.
122 Forbes Ave, Carlisle, PA 17013, United States
The United States Army War College where Abdel Fattah el-Sisi studied in 2006.
The Order of Friendship of Peoples that Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was awarded in 2019.
Entissar Amer, Abdel's wife
Aya el-Sisi, Abdel's daughter (on the right), with friends
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was born on November 19, 1954 in Cairo, Egypt. He is a son of Said Hussein Khalili al-Sisi and Soad Mohamed. His father had a wooden antiques shop for tourists in the historic bazaar of Khan el-Khalili. The el-Sisi family originated from Monufia Governorate.
Abdel has seven siblings.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and his siblings studied at the nearby library at Al-Azhar University. Later he studied at the Egyptian Military Academy and graduated from it in 1977. In 1987, he attended the Egyptian Command and Staff College. In 1992, Abdel obtained a master's degree from the Joint Services Command and Staff College. Later el-Sisi attended war course at Nasser Military Academy in 2003 and at the United States Army War College in 2006.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi started his career as a military officer in the infantry corps in 1977. He held various leading posts in the army including those of commander of Egypt's Mechanized Infantry Battalion and head of information security at the General Secretariat of the Defence Ministry. He also served as the Egyptian military attaché in Saudi Arabia, following Tantawi's career path: Tantawi served as a military attaché in Pakistan for several years. In 2008, el-Sisi became commander of the Northern Military Region-Alexandria. In 2010, he was appointed Director of Military Intelligence and Reconnaissance and held this post until 2012.
In 2012, then President of Egypt Mohamed Morsy appointed el-Sisi as Minister of Defense and Military Production in the Qandil Cabinet and commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces. During Egyptian protests in 2013 el-Sisi issued an ultimatum to Morsi to resolve the crisis within 48 hours or face military intervention. Morsi refused to step down and the army had to overthrow him in a coup d'état. On July 16, 2013, el-Sisi became Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt and, on January 27, 2014, he was promoted to the rank of field marshal. In March of that year, he announced that he would resign from the military to run for president later that year. El-Sisi became president on June 8, 2014.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi won a second term of office in March 2018 at the election. On February 10, 2019, he became Chairperson of the African Union and held this post until 2020.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is an Egyptian politician, known as current President of Egypt. He played a central role in the military coup on July 3, 2013, which overthrew previous president, Muhammad Mursi. El-Sisi is also know as the person who staged the most brutal crackdown on Egypt Islamist forces in modern history.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi received the Order of King Abdulaziz in 2014. In 2016, he was awarded the Order of Prince Henry and, in 2019, he received the Order of Zayed. In 2019, he received the Order of Friendship of Peoples of Belarus. El-Sisi also received numerous military awards, including the Kuwait Liberation Medal, Distinguished Service Decoration, Liberation of Sinai Decoration and Republic's Military Decoration.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is a muslim. He comes from a religious family and frequently quotes Quranic verses during informal conversations. When he became president he has called for the reform and modernization of Islam. He has taken measures within Egypt such as regulating mosque sermons and changing school textbooks. El-Sisi tried to call for an end to the Islamic verbal divorce, but this was rejected by a council of scholars. El-Sisi also became the first Egyptian president in the country's history to attend Christmas Mass.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi started his political career in 2013, when the protest against Mohamed Morsi began. He organized a coup d'etat and on July 24, 2013 el-Sisi called for mass demonstrations to grant the Egyptian military and police a "mandate" to crack down on terrorism. The army worked to bring law and order back to the streets as Morsi's organization turned violent and staged an endless number of terrorist attacks. However this resulted in rapidly escalating violence that eventually led to deaths of 638 people.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi resigned as Minister of Defense and declared his bid to run for president. He was an independent politician and competed against Egypt's most prominent leftist politician, Hamdeen Sabahi. El-Sisi launched his election campaign under the slogan "Long Live Egypt," outlining an ambitious plan to develop agriculture, housing, education and impoverished areas. He also said that Egyptians would see a better standard of living within two years of him being in power. He claimed that his victory would mean the Muslim Brotherhood's time would be "finished." El-Sisi won the elections and became president in 2014.
El-Sisi encouraged Egyptians to help rebuild the Egyptian economy and said that he would make an example by donating half his salary and half his personal assets to support the Egyptian economy. He also raised taxes on alcohol and cigarettes. By March 2015 after 8 months of Sisi's rule, Egypt's external debt fell to 39.9 billion dollars. In 2016, Sisi's administration launched a package of aggressive economic reforms with the aim of rescuing the economy from total collapse. The reforms included the liberalization of the exchange rate of the Egyptian pound, the elimination of most fuel, electricity and water subsidies and introducing new taxes. However, the reforms also came at the cost of the living standards of the majority of the public because of the rise they caused in the prices of almost all commodities.
When Abdel Fattah el-Sisi came to power in mid-2014, Egypt's relations with most of the world had never been worse. He had to take hundreds of visits across the globe to clarify the facts about political developments in Egypt. Things started getting better. Egypt retained its relations with most of the world. It also returned to the African fold. However, el-Sisi's heavy-handed crackdown on political Islam has had its toll on political freedoms in Egypt in general. In late 2019, political criticism, directly calling for el-Sisi to resign immediately or in 2022, were made.
Quotations:
"There is no doubt that counterterrorism takes time because it is not action against a regular army."
"If Egypt is unstable, then the entire region is unstable."
"The need for a unified Arab force is growing and becoming more pressing every day."
"We as officers, soldiers and our brothers from the police are responsible for the safety of Egyptians during the vote, before it and after. It's impossible for someone to stop you from voting or harm you in voting stations, or outside."
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of Egypt.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi described himself as "a doctor whose diagnoses are sought after by top philosophers and prominent world leaders."
Quotes from others about the person
Negad Borai: "There is no way a military commander like el-Sisi who has no political background should be expected to believe in democracy as we see it in the West. El-Sisi, rightly or wrongly, is a reflection of the mood on the street, which has discovered that the cost of democracy is way too high."
Donald Trump: "He took control of Egypt. And he really took control of it."
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi married Entissar Amer in 1977. The marriage produced four children. One of his sons is married to the daughter of former Egyptian army chief Mahmoud Hegazy. El-Sisi prefers to protect the privacy of his family.
(1934 – August 17, 2015)
Entissar Amer (born December 3, 1956) is the current First Lady of Egypt.
Mahmoud el-Sisi was appointed Deputy Director of the General Intelligence Directorate in 2018.
Hassan el-Sisi is an employee of the General Intelligence Directorate.
Mustafa el-Sisi works at the Administrative Control Authority.
