Noble Prize in the Arab World

Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat (محمد أنور السادات‎‎)

Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat



Born: 25 December 1918, Mit Abu al-Kawm, Egypt

Died: 6 October 1981, Cairo, Egypt

Past President of the Arab Republic of Egypt

Reason for Award: Key role in negotiating of the Camp David Accords

Sadat shared the Peace Prize with Israel's Prime Minister Begin after having taken the initiative in negotiating a peace treaty between the two countries.

After Nasser's death a few years after Egypt was defeatet by Israel in 1967, Sadat took over as President. He broke away from the Soviet Union and sought the support of the United States in regaining territories which were lost to Israel.

In 1977, Sadat traveled to Jerusalem, where he proposed a peace treaty in return for recovery of the occupied Sinai peninsula.

The Nobel Peace Prize of 1978 was awarded jointly to Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat and Menachem Begin.

On Oct. 6, 1981, Sadat was murdered by people who were opposed to his policies regarding Israel and the United States. Many people had mixed feelings about the Camp David Accords and some viewed those involved as traitors to their country.