Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, born on November nineteenth, nineteen fifty-four, is a prominent Egyptian politician and retired military officer who has served as the sixth president of Egypt since June two thousand fourteen. His rise to power followed the historic 2011 Egyptian revolution, which led to the election of Mohamed Morsi, the first democratically elected president in the nation’s history.

In August two thousand twelve, Sisi was appointed Minister of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, succeeding Hussein Tantawi. His tenure was marked by significant political upheaval, culminating in the 2013 coup d'état that ousted Morsi on July third. This action was met with widespread protests from Morsi's supporters, leading to violent confrontations, including the notorious Rabaa massacre, which resulted in the deaths of approximately three thousand civilians and the arrest of nearly nineteen thousand others.

Following his election victory in two thousand fourteen, Sisi's administration has faced accusations of authoritarianism, with many independent observers labeling him a dictator. His government has been characterized by severe repression, with reports indicating that his rule is even more draconian than that of his predecessor, Hosni Mubarak. The political landscape under Sisi has seen minimal opposition, particularly in the two thousand eighteen and two thousand twenty-three elections, where other candidates were either barred from running or chose to boycott.

In two thousand twenty-four, a wave of dissent emerged as Egyptian citizens and activists initiated an online