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Khalid al-Islambuli خالد الإسلامبولي | |
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![]() Islambouli in 1982 | |
Born | Minya Governorate, Republic of Egypt | 15 January 1955
Died | 15 April 1982 Egypt | (aged 27)
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
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Years of service | 1976–1981 |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | 17th Artillery Regiment |
Criminal conviction | |
Criminal status | Executed |
Conviction(s) | Assassinating President Anwar Sadat |
Criminal penalty | Death |
Khalid al-Islambuli (Arabic: خالد الإسلامبولي, romanized: Khālid al-ʾIslāmbūlī; 15 January 1955 – 15 April 1982) was an Egyptian military officer who participated in the assassination of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, during the annual 6th October victory parade on 6 October 1981. Al-Islambuli stated that his primary motivation for the assassination was Sadat's signing of the Camp David Accords with Israel and Sadat's plan for a more progressive Egypt. Al-Islambuli was tried before an Egyptian court-martial, found guilty, and sentenced to death by firing squad. Following his execution, he was declared a martyr by many in the Islamic world, and became an inspirational symbol for Islamic movements as one of the first 'modern martyrs of Islam'.[1]