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The office of Prime Minister of Egypt was established in 1878, together with the Cabinet of Egypt, after Khedive Isma'il Pasha agreed to turn his powers over to a cabinet of ministers modeled after those of Europe. Nubar Pasha was thus the first Prime Minister of Egypt in the modern sense.

Egypt has a long history with a prime minister-type position existing in its governance. Under various Islamic empires, Egypt had Viziers, a political office similar in authority and structure (in terms of being second in command to the head of state) to that of a prime minister. During the Old, Middle, and New Kingdom phases of Ancient Egypt, it was common practice for the Pharaoh to appoint a second in command officer whose position is translated to as Vizier. This pattern of having a prime minister/vizier position in government was only broken for an extended period of time during Roman and Sasanian governance of Egypt, in which Egypt was directly ruled by appointed Governors.

In Arabic, the official term for Prime Minister more directly translates to 'President of the Ministers'. This is not to be confused with President of Egypt, which is a separate post.

The current Prime Minister of Egypt is Mostafa Madbouly, since 7 June 2018.^[1]

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Head(s) of state (Reign / Term)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
• Khedivate of Egypt (1878–1914) •
1		Nubar Pasha نوبار باشا (1824–1899)	28 August 1878	23 February 1879	179 days	Independent	Isma'il Pasha (1863–1879)
—		Isma'il Pasha إسماعيل باشا (1830–1895) (Khedive)	23 February 1879	10 March 1879	15 days	Independent
2		Tewfik Pasha محمد توفيق باشا (1852–1892)	10 March 1879	7 April 1879	28 days	Independent
3		Mohamed Sherif Pasha محمد شريف باشا (1826–1887)	7 April 1879	18 August 1879	133 days	Independent
—		Tewfik Pasha محمد توفيق باشا (1852–1892) (Khedive)	18 August 1879	21 September 1879	34 days	Independent	Tewfik Pasha (1879–1892)
4		Riyad Pasha رياض باشا (1836–1911)	21 September 1879	10 September 1881	1 year, 354 days	Independent
(3)		Mohamed Sherif Pasha محمد شريف باشا (1826–1887)	14 September 1881	4 February 1882	143 days	Independent
5		Mahmoud Sami Elbaroudi محمود سامي البارودي (1838–1904)	4 February 1882	26 May 1882	111 days	Independent
6		Isma'il Raghib Pasha إسماعيل راغب باشا (1819–1884)	18 June 1882	21 August 1882	64 days	Independent
—		Ahmed Urabi أحمد عرابي (1841–1911) In rebellion	1 July 1882	13 September 1882 (deposed)	74 days	Military
(3)		Mohamed Sherif Pasha محمد شريف باشا (1826–1887)	21 August 1882	7 January 1884	1 year, 139 days	Independent
(1)		Nubar Pasha نوبار باشا (1824–1899)	10 January 1884	9 June 1888	4 years, 151 days	Independent
(4)		Riyad Pasha رياض باشا (1836–1911)	9 June 1888	12 May 1891	2 years, 337 days	Independent
7		Mustafa Fahmi Pasha مصطفى فهمي باشا (1840–1914)	12 May 1891	15 January 1893	1 year, 248 days	Independent
8		Hussein Fakhry Pasha حسين فخري باشا (1843–1910)	15 January 1893	17 January 1893	2 days	Independent	Abbas Helmi II (1892–1914)
(4)		Riyad Pasha رياض باشا (1836–1911)	17 January 1893	16 April 1894	1 year, 89 days	Independent
(1)		Nubar Pasha نوبار باشا (1824–1899)	16 April 1894	12 November 1895	1 year, 210 days	Independent
(7)		Mustafa Fahmi Pasha مصطفى فهمي باشا (1840–1914)	12 November 1895	12 November 1908	13 years	Independent
9		Boutros Ghali بطرس غالي (1846–1910)	12 November 1908	21 February 1910 (assassinated)	1 year, 101 days	Independent
10		Mohamed Said Pasha محمد سعيد باشا (1863–1928)	22 February 1910	5 April 1914	4 years, 42 days	Independent
11		Hussein Roshdy Pasha حسين رشدي باشا (1863–1928)	5 April 1914	19 December 1914	258 days	Independent
• Sultanate of Egypt (1914–1922) •
(11)		Hussein Roshdy Pasha حسين رشدي باشا (1863–1928)	19 December 1914	12 April 1919	4 years, 114 days	Independent	Hussein Kamel (1914–1917)
(10)		Mohamed Said Pasha محمد سعيد باشا (1863–1928)	21 May 1919	19 November 1919	182 days	Independent	Fuad I (1917–1936)
12		Youssef Wahba Pasha يوسف باشا وهبة (1852–1934)	19 November 1919	20 May 1920	183 days	Independent
13		Mohamed Tawfik Naseem Pasha محمد توفيق نسيم باشا (1874–1938)	20 May 1920	16 March 1921	300 days	Independent
14		Adly Yakan Pasha عدلي يكن باشا (1864–1933)	16 March 1921	1 March 1922	350 days	Liberal Constitutional Party
• Kingdom of Egypt (1922–1953) •
15		Abdel Khalek Sarwat Pasha عبد الخالق ثروت باشا (1873–1928)	1 March 1922	30 November 1922	274 days	Liberal Constitutional Party	Fuad I (1917–1936)
(13)		Mohamed Tawfik Naseem Pasha محمد توفيق نسيم باشا (1874–1938)	30 November 1922	15 March 1923	105 days	Independent
16		Yahya Ibrahim Pasha يحى إبراهيم (1861–1936)	15 March 1923	26 January 1924	317 days	Independent
17		Saad Zaghloul Pasha سعد زغلول (1857–1927)	26 January 1924	24 November 1924	303 days	Wafd Party
18		Ahmed Zeiwar Pasha أحمد زيوار باشا (1864–1945)	24 November 1924	7 June 1926	1 year, 195 days	Federal Party
(14)		Adly Yakan Pasha عدلي يكن باشا (1864–1933)	7 June 1926	26 April 1927	323 days	Liberal Constitutional Party
(15)		Abdel Khalek Sarwat Pasha عبد الخالق ثروت باشا (1873–1928)	26 April 1927	16 March 1928	325 days	Liberal Constitutional Party
19		Mostafa El-Nahas Pasha مصطفى النحاس باشا (1879–1965)	16 March 1928	27 June 1928	103 days	Wafd Party
20		Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha محمد محمود باشا (1877–1941)	27 June 1928	4 October 1929	1 year, 99 days	Liberal Constitutional Party
(14)		Adly Yakan Pasha عدلي يكن باشا (1864–1933)	4 October 1929	1 January 1930	89 days	Liberal Constitutional Party
(19)		Mostafa El-Nahas Pasha مصطفى النحاس باشا (1879–1965)	1 January 1930	20 June 1930	170 days	Wafd Party
21		Ismail Sidky Pasha إسماعيل صدقي (1875–1950)	20 June 1930	22 September 1933	3 years, 94 days	People's Party
22		Abdel Fattah Yahya Pasha يحيى إبراهيم باشا (1876–1951)	22 September 1933	15 November 1934	1 year, 54 days	Ittihad Party
(13)		Mohamed Tawfik Naseem Pasha محمد توفيق نسيم باشا (1874–1938)	15 November 1934	30 January 1936	1 year, 76 days	Ittihad Party
23		Aly Maher Pasha علي ماهر باشا (1882–1960)	30 January 1936	9 May 1936	100 days	Ittihad Party
(19)		Mostafa El-Nahas Pasha مصطفى النحاس باشا (1879–1965)	9 May 1936	29 December 1937	1 year, 234 days	Wafd Party	Farouk I (1936–1952)
(20)		Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha محمد محمود باشا (1877–1941)	29 December 1937	18 August 1939	1 year, 232 days	Wafd Party
(23)		Aly Maher Pasha علي ماهر باشا (1882–1960)	18 August 1939	28 June 1940	315 days	Ittihad Party
24		Hassan Sabry Pasha حسن صبرى باشا (1879–1940)	28 June 1940	15 November 1940 (died in office)	140 days	Independent
25		Hussein Sirri Pasha حسين سري باشا (1894–1960)	15 November 1940	6 February 1942 (dismissed)	1 year, 83 days	Independent
(19)		Mostafa El-Nahas Pasha مصطفى النحاس باشا (1879–1965)	6 February 1942	10 October 1944	2 years, 247 days	Wafd Party
26		Ahmad Maher Pasha أحمد ماهر باشا (1888–1945)	10 October 1944	24 February 1945 (assassinated)	137 days	Saadist Institutional Party
27		Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha محمود فهمي النقراشي باشا (1888–1948)	26 February 1945	17 February 1946	356 days	Saadist Institutional Party
(21)		Ismail Sidky Pasha إسماعيل صدقي (1875–1950)	17 February 1946	9 December 1946	295 days	People's Party
(27)		Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha محمود فهمي النقراشي باشا (1888–1948)	9 December 1946	28 December 1948 (assassinated)	2 years, 19 days	Saadist Institutional Party
28		Ibrahim Abdel Hady Pasha إبراهيم عبد الهادى باشا (1896–1981)	28 December 1948	26 July 1949	210 days	Saadist Institutional Party
(25)		Hussein Sirri Pasha حسين سري باشا (1894–1960)	26 July 1949	12 January 1950	170 days	Independent
(19)		Mostafa El-Nahas Pasha مصطفى النحاس باشا (1879–1965)	12 January 1950	27 January 1952	2 years, 15 days	Wafd Party
(23)		Aly Maher Pasha علي ماهر باشا (1882–1960)	27 January 1952	2 March 1952	35 days	Ittihad Party
29		Ahmed Naguib el-Hilaly Pasha أحمد نجيب الهلالى (1891–1958)	2 March 1952	2 July 1952	122 days	Independent
(25)		Hussein Sirri Pasha حسين سري باشا (1894–1960)	2 July 1952	22 July 1952	20 days	Independent
(29)		Ahmed Naguib el-Hilaly Pasha أحمد نجيب الهلالى (1891–1958)	22 July 1952	23 July 1952 (deposed)	1 day	Independent
(23)		Aly Maher Pasha علي ماهر باشا (1882–1960)	23 July 1952	7 September 1952	46 days	Ittihad Party	Fuad II (1952–1953)
30		Mohamed Naguib محمد نجيب (1901–1984)	7 September 1952	18 June 1953	284 days	Military / Liberation Rally
• Republic of Egypt (1953–1958) •
(30)		Mohamed Naguib محمد نجيب (1901–1984)	18 June 1953	25 February 1954	252 days	Military / Liberation Rally	Mohamed Naguib (1953–1954)
31		Gamal Abdel Nasser جمال عبد الناصر (1918–1970)	25 February 1954	8 March 1954	11 days	Military / Liberation Rally
(30)		Mohamed Naguib محمد نجيب (1901–1984)	8 March 1954	18 April 1954	41 days	Military / Liberation Rally
(31)		Gamal Abdel Nasser جمال عبد الناصر (1918–1970)	18 April 1954	22 February 1958	3 years, 310 days	Military / Liberation Rally (until 1957)	Gamal Abdel Nasser (1954–1970)
						National Union
• United Arab Republic (1958–1971) •
(31)		Gamal Abdel Nasser جمال عبد الناصر (1918–1970)	22 February 1958	29 September 1962	4 years, 219 days	National Union	Gamal Abdel Nasser (1954–1970)
32		Ali Sabri على صبرى (1920–1991)	29 September 1962	3 October 1965	3 years, 4 days	National Union (until 1 December 1962)
						Arab Socialist Union
33		Zakaria Mohieddin زكريا محيى الدين (1918–2012)	3 October 1965	10 September 1966	342 days	Arab Socialist Union
34		Mohamed Sedki Sulayman محمد صدقي سليمان (1919–1996)	10 September 1966	19 June 1967	282 days	Arab Socialist Union
(31)		Gamal Abdel Nasser جمال عبد الناصر (1918–1970)	19 June 1967	28 September 1970 (died in office)	3 years, 101 days	Arab Socialist Union
35		Mahmoud Fawzi محمود فوزى (1900–1981)	21 October 1970	2 September 1971	316 days	Arab Socialist Union	Anwar Sadat (1970–1981)
Chairmen of the Executive Council of Southern Region (Egypt) of the • United Arab Republic (1958–1961) •
1		Nureddin Tarraf نور الدين طراف (1910–1995)	7 October 1958	20 September 1960	1 year, 349 days	National Union	Gamal Abdel Nasser (1954–1970)
2		Kamal el-Din Hussein كمال الدين حسين (1921–1999)	20 September 1960	16 August 1961	330 days	National Union
• Arab Republic of Egypt (1971–present) •
(35)		Mahmoud Fawzi محمود فوزى (1900–1981)	2 September 1971	16 January 1972	136 days	Arab Socialist Union	Anwar Sadat (1970–1981)
36		Aziz Sedky عزيز صدقي (1920–2008)	16 January 1972	26 March 1973	1 year, 69 days	Arab Socialist Union
37		Anwar Sadat أنور السادات (1918–1981)	26 March 1973	25 September 1974	1 year, 183 days	Arab Socialist Union
38		Abdel Aziz Mohamed Hegazy عبد العزيز محمد حجازي (1923–2014)	25 September 1974	16 April 1975	203 days	Arab Socialist Union
39		Mamdouh Salem ممدوح سالم (1918–1988)	16 April 1975	2 October 1978	3 years, 169 days	Arab Socialist Union (until 1976)
						Egyptian Arab Socialist Party
40		Mustafa Khalil مصطفى خليل (1920–2008)	2 October 1978	15 May 1980	1 year, 226 days	National Democratic Party
(37)		Anwar Sadat أنور السادات (1918–1981)	15 May 1980	6 October 1981 (assassinated)	1 year, 144 days	National Democratic Party
41		Hosni Mubarak حسنى مبارك (1928–2020)	7 October 1981	2 January 1982	87 days	National Democratic Party	Hosni Mubarak (1981–2011)
42		Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin أحمد فؤاد محيي الدين (1926–1984)	2 January 1982	5 June 1984 (died in office)	2 years, 155 days	National Democratic Party
43		Kamal Hassan Ali كمال حسن علي (1921–1993)	17 July 1984	4 September 1985	1 year, 49 days	National Democratic Party
44		Aly Lotfy Mahmoud علي لطفى محمود (1935–2018)	4 September 1985	9 November 1986	1 year, 66 days	National Democratic Party
45		Atef Sedky عاطف محمد نجيب صدقي (1930–2005)	10 November 1986	4 January 1996	9 years, 55 days	National Democratic Party
46		Kamal Ganzouri كمال الجنزوري (1933–2021)	4 January 1996	5 October 1999	3 years, 274 days	National Democratic Party
47		Atef Ebeid عاطف محمد عبيد (1932–2014)	5 October 1999	14 July 2004	4 years, 283 days	National Democratic Party
48		Ahmed Nazif أحمد نظيف (born 1952)	14 July 2004	28 January 2011	6 years, 198 days	National Democratic Party
49		Ahmed Shafik أحمد محمد شفيق (born 1941)	29 January 2011	3 March 2011	33 days	Independent
							Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (2011–2012)
50		Essam Sharaf عصام عبد العزيز شرف (born 1952)	3 March 2011	7 December 2011	279 days	Independent
(46)		Kamal Ganzouri كمال الجنزوري (1933–2021)	7 December 2011	30 June 2012	206 days	Independent
51		Hesham Qandil هشام قنديل (born 1962)	2 August 2012	8 July 2013	340 days	Independent	Mohamed Morsi (2012–2013)
—		Hazem El Beblawi حازم الببلاوي (born 1936) Acting Prime Minister	9 July 2013	1 March 2014	265 days	Egyptian Social Democratic Party	Adly Mansour (2013–2014)
52		Ibrahim Mahlab إبراهيم محلب (born 1949)	17 June 2014 Acting since 1 March 2014	19 September 2015	1 year, 202 days	Independent
							Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (2014–present)
53		Sherif Ismail شريف إسماعيل (1955–2023)	19 September 2015	7 June 2018	2 years, 261 days	Independent
54		Mostafa Madbouly مصطفي مدبولي (born 1966)	14 June 2018 Acting since 7 June 2018	Incumbent	5 years, 283 days	Independent

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