Draft:Khalid Islambouli
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| Name | Khalid Islambouli |
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| Birth Place | Minya Governorate, Egypt |
| Brith Date | 15 January |
| Death Place | Egypt |
| Death Date | 15 December |
| Religion | Islam |
Khalid bin Ahmed Shawqi Islambouli (15 January 1955 Minya, Egypt – 15 April 1982) was an Egyptian officer and a member of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad group who, along with several like-minded associates, assassinated Anwar Sadat, the President of Egypt, on October 6, 1981.
Life
He was born in Egypt in 1955 AD; and studied at the French "Notre Dame" school in Cairo, then joined the Egyptian Army. At the age of 20, he began serving as a lieutenant in the artillery unit of the Egyptian Army.
Khalid Islambouli collaborated for a time with the Islamic movement "Al-Jihad", which operated clandestinely.
Assassination
After careful planning, on October 6, 1981, while army units and Egyptian military personnel were parading before Anwar Sadat on the anniversary of the Ramadan War, at 12:40, he attacked the special stand along with several associates. In this attack, in addition to Anwar Sadat, the President of Egypt, 5 other Egyptian officials were also killed. 28 people, including 14 American officers, were wounded.
Arrest and Execution
Khalid Islambouli was arrested along with three other perpetrators of the assassination and sent to prison. He and the other defendants appeared in court inside steel cages. During his trial sessions, he declared his motive for killing Anwar Sadat was the signing of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel known as the Camp David Accords.
Eventually, Khalid Islambouli was sentenced to death on April 15, 1982, on charges of "assassination and murder of the President". His death sentence was carried out in April 1982. In Egypt and Western countries, Islambouli is referred to as a "terrorist". However, the Islamic Republic of Iran considers him a martyr.
Memorial in Tehran
Following the Iranian Revolution, relations between Iran and Egypt became critical. Anwar Sadat warmly welcomed the Shah's family in Cairo and criticized the speeches of Sayyid Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini. Anwar Sadat was respected within Egypt, a hero of the 1973 War, and someone who had been able to return the great Sinai Desert, which was under Israeli occupation, to Egyptian soil through war, negotiation, and the Camp David Accords.
The Islamic Republic considers Anwar Sadat a traitor and honors and praises Khalid Islambouli, who killed Anwar Sadat, and Vozara Street[1] in Tehran has been named after him, and this issue continues to cast a shadow over Iran-Egypt relations.
Establishing relations between Iran and Egypt in 2003 was contingent only on removing the Khalid Islambouli street sign; however, it is said that the municipality did not accept responsibility for this task at that time.
Prior to naming the former Vozara Street in Tehran after him, Iran-Egypt relations were severed in 1979 by order of Sayyid Ruhollah Khomeini. During the presidency of Mohammad Khatami, efforts were made to change the name of this street, which failed. During Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's tenure as Mayor of Tehran, the Tehran City Council decided to change the name of Khalid Islambouli Street to Intifada Street, but this decision was not implemented[2]. Khalid Islambouli's brother lived in Iran for 8 years and returned to Egypt in 2011 during Ahmadinejad's presidency, where he was arrested[3][4].