# Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

_President of Egypt since 2014_

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Last updated: 2026-10-19

> Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi is an Egyptian politician and retired military officer who has served as the sixth president of Egypt since 2014.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 19 November 1954 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307871#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Cairo ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307871#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Egypt ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307871#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; military personnel; military officer; commander-in-chief ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307871#P106))
- **Political party:** independent politician (since 2014); military dictatorship (2013–2014) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307871#P102))
- **Education:** Egyptian Military College; United States Army War College ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307871#P69))
- **Spouse:** Entissar Amer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307871#P26))
- **Positions held:** Chairperson of the African Union (10 February 2019 – 10 February 2020); President of Egypt (since 8 June 2014); Defense Minister (12 August 2012 – 26 March 2014); president ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307871#P39))
- **Awards:** Order of the Nile; King Abdulaziz Medal; Kuwait Liberation Medal; Kuwait Liberation Medal; Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry; Order of the Friendship of Peoples; Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (Guinea); Order of the Republic; Order of Merit; Order of the Virtues; Order of Prince Henry; Order of Mubarak the Great; National Order of Merit; Order of Makarios III; National Order of the Ivory Coast ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307871#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** AlsisiOfficial ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307871#P2002))
- **Facebook:** AlSisiofficial ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307871#P2013))
- **Instagram:** alsisiofficial ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307871#P2003))
- **YouTube:** UCMmV9xKBt-XU0eqU9BS3_4w ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307871#P2397))

## Questions

**When was Abdel Fattah el-Sisi born?**  
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was born on 19 November 1954 in Cairo.

**What positions has Abdel Fattah el-Sisi held?**  
Positions held by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi include: Chairperson of the African Union (2019–2020); President of Egypt (since 8 June 2014); Defense Minister (2012–2014); president.

**Where did Abdel Fattah el-Sisi study?**  
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was educated at Egyptian Military College, United States Army War College.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Abdel Fattah el-Sisi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Fattah_el-Sisi) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): अब्देल फतेह अल-सिसी](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B9_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q307871](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307871) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: AbdelFattah Elsisi (cropped).jpg by Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in Egypt (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AbdelFattah_Elsisi_(cropped).jpg)

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