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- Birth nameGamal Abdel Nasser Hussein
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was an Egyptian politician who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the 1952 overthrow of the monarchy and introduced far-reaching land reforms the following year. Following a 1954 attempt on his life by a Muslim Brotherhood member, he cracked down on the organization, put President Mohamed Naguib under house arrest and assumed executive office. He was formally elected president in June 1956.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- SpouseTaheya Kazem (his death, 5 children)
- ChildrenHoda Abdel NasserMona Abdel NasserKhalid Abdel NasserAbdel Hamid Abdel NasserAbdel Hakim Abdel Nasser
- RelativesGamal Marwan(Grandchild)
- President of Egypt (1956-1970).
- One of the Free Officers who revolted against the monarchy on July 23, 1952.
- Due to his military support for left-wing militias in the North Yemen Civil War with chemical weapons, the CIA dossier described Nasser as "Hitler on the Nile".
- Although he received both economic and military aid from the Soviet Union, Nasser led a brutal clampdown on Egyptian communists after an attempt on his life upon returning to Cairo from a Non Aligned Movement conference.
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