2015 Event Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announces that Arab leaders will be combining their military resources to combat violence in the region; Saudi Arabia has already led joint forces in airstrikes on Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen 2014 Event Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has accepted a role as economic advisor to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in order to help Egypt reform its economy and develop new business opportunities 2014 Event Early election tallies show that Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will be the next president of Egypt; el-Sisi, the military commander who removed former president Mohamed Morsi from office due to mass protests, resigned his military position to run for president 1986 Death Abdel Fattah Ismail, president of South-Yemen (19??-80), murdered 1970 Event Anwar Sadat elected president of Egypt, succeeding Gamal Abdel Nasser 1959 Death Abdel Wahab Shawwaf, Iraqi colonel/putschist, murdered 1958 Event Gamel Abdel Nasser nominated 1st president of United Arab Republic 1956 Event Gamal Abdel Nasser elected president of Egypt 1952 Birthday Abdel Basset Ali Al-Megrahi, born in Tripoli Libya, bomber, Pan Am 103 1950 Event Abdel Rehim swims English Channel (10:50) 1918 Birthday Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt, 1954-1971 1914 Birthday Abdel Karim Kassem, general/premier/dictator of Iraq, 1958-63
