The Constitution of the United Arab Republic or the Constitution of 1964 was the provisional
constitution
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed.
When these pri ...
of
Egypt
Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...
from 1964 to 1971. It replaced the
Provisional Constitution of the United Arab Republic of 1958 following the dissolution of the union of Egypt and Syria as the
United Arab Republic
The United Arab Republic (UAR; ) was a sovereign state in the Middle East from 1958 to 1971. It was initially a short-lived political union between Republic of Egypt (1953–1958), Egypt (including Occupation of the Gaza Strip by the United Ara ...
. It was in turn replaced by the
Constitution of 1971.
President
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein (15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was an Egyptian military officer and revolutionary who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian revolution of 1952 a ...
had intended the constitution, which replaced a presidential Constitutional Proclamation of 27 September 1962, to be a "final constitution", but the result ended up being only an "interim document".
[Harvey Henry Smith. ]
Area Handbook for the United Arab Republic (Egypt).
' U.S. Government Printing Office, 1970. p. 196–97. On 23 March 1964, Nasser published a draft of the constitution and the recently elected new National Assembly approved the document on 25 March.
The text was called the Constitution of the United Arab Republic although it only applied to Egypt.
After the death of Nasser, the Constitution of 1964 was superseded by the permanent
Constitution of 1971 adopted under President
Anwar Sadat
Muhammad Anwar es-Sadat (25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the third president of Egypt, from 15 October 1970 until Assassination of Anwar Sadat, his assassination by fundame ...
on 11 September 1971.
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History of the Egyptian Constitution
The Constitution of Egypt has passed over a long period of evolution from the liberal constitution of 1923 to the contemporary constitution.
Ancient Egypt
Egypt is known for having one of the earliest administrative and legislative codes in his ...
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Egyptian Constitution of 1879 (abortive)
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Egyptian Fundamental Ordinance of 1882
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Egyptian Constitution of 1923
The Constitution of 1923 was a history of the Egyptian Constitution, constitution of Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt from 1923–1952.Harvey Henry Smith. Area Handbook for the United Arab Republic (Egypt).' U.S. Government Printing Office, 1970. p. 192. ...
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Egyptian Constitution of 1930
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Egyptian Constitution of 1956
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Provisional Constitution of the United Arab Republic of 1958
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Egyptian Constitution of 1971
The Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt was the former constitution of Egypt. It was adopted on 11 September 1971 through a public referendum. It was later amended in 1980, 2005, and 2007. It was proclaimed to update the democratic rep ...
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Egyptian Constitutional Declaration of 2011
The Constitutional Declaration of 2011 (also known as the Provisional Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt) was a measure adopted by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of Egypt on 30 March 2011. The declaration was intended to serve a ...
(provisional)
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Egyptian Constitution of 2012
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Egyptian Constitution of 2014
The Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the fundamental law of Egypt.
The Egyptian Constitution of 2014 was passed in a referendum in January 2014. The constitution took effect after the results were announced on 18 January 2014. A ...
1963
Events January
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Constitution of 1963
Constitution of 1963
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