2018 in Egypt

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Events in the year 2018 in Egypt .

Incumbents

• President: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
• Prime Minister: Sherif Ismail

Events

• 9 February – Comprehensive Operation – Sinai 2018: North Sinai roads and towns are closed, schools and universities are suspended, and border crossings are restricted. The operation is announced on state TV, extending to the Nile Delta and Western Desert, with a nationwide security alert raised.
• 26 to 28 March – In the Egyptian presidential election, 2018, incumbent president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi iss reelected with a majority of the votes. ^[1]

Deaths

Khaled Mohieddin

• 1 January – Ebrahim Nafae, journalist (b. 1934). ^[2]
• 29 March – Mohamed Shaker, diplomat and political scientist (b. 1933)
• 2 April – Ahmed Khaled Tawfik, novelist (b. 1962). ^[3]
• 10 April – Samir Gharbo, water polo player (b. 1925). ^[4]
• 6 May – Khaled Mohieddin, politician and military officer (b. 1922)
• 29 July – Anba Epiphanius, Coptic prelate, Abbot of Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great (b. 1954). ^[5]
• 6 August – Sanaa Mazhar, actress (b. 1932). ^[6]

References

1. "Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi wins second 4-year term as Egypt's president in landslide victory with 97% of valid votes - Politics - Egypt". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
2. "Veteran Egyptian journalist dies in Dubai". www.gulfnews.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
3. "Renowned Egyptian Author Ahmed Khaled Tawfik Dies at 55". egyptianstreets.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
4. Samir Gharbo
5. Asesinado el obispo copto ortodoxo Epiphanius, abad del monasterio de San Macario (Egipto) Archived 2018-07-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
6. عاجل| وفاة الفنانة سناء مظهر عن عمر يناهز 86 عاما Archived 2018-08-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)