al-Sadat, Anwar b. December 25, 1918 d. October 6, 1981 3rd Egyptian President. He served as President of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 with Israel's Prime Minister Menachem Begin, he was killed by disgruntled Egyptian Army soldiers for signing a peace treaty with Israel. Born Muhammad Anwar al Sadat, in Mit Abu al-Kum, Egypt, to a poor family of 13 brothers and sisters, his father was an Egyptian farmer and his...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) Cause of death: Assassination by gunshot Monument to the Unknown Soldier, Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
b. December 25, 1918 d. October 6, 1981