Guide Note: Political and military leader Anwar Sadat was president of Egypt in the 1970's. He negotiated a peace treaty with Israel - for which he shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Menachem Begin. Although popular internationally, he was assassinated in Egypt by Islamic extremists.
Fast Facts:
- Born: December 25, 1918, near Cairo, Egypt
- Died: October 6, 1981
- Wife: Jehan Sadat
- Shared a Nobel Peace Prize in 1978 with Menachem Begin for Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty (Camp David Accords)
- Assassinated by members of Egyptian Islamic Jihad
- Both Ayman al Zawahiri and Omer Abdel-Rahman were arrested and imprisoned as suspects in the Sadat assassination