Talk:Gamal Abdel Nasser

Why is this considered a good article if crucial information is missing?
I was reading a book that referenced Nasser's funeral. This wikipedia page neglects to state the overcrowding and deaths that resulted during the funeral.

Please read: http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/1/newsid_2485000/2485899.stm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FEA8:3240:19D0:D8D6:CA5D:A68:986C (talk) 11:48, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

Note about transliteration
Nasser's first name جمال is usually transliterated Gamal; in the rest of the Arab speaking world the same name is usually transliterated Jamal. Egyptians tend to use a hard G sound for that first (rightmost) letter - so what is Jihad (= striving) in most of the Arab word is Gihad (or even Gehad) in Egypt. Same word in Arabic; differently transcribed into English depending on regional accent. Cross Reference (talk) 21:45, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 27 March 2023
The category "Holocaust deniers" should be added to the article, given that Nasser quite famously stated in an interview that he did not believe that 6 million Jews died in the Holocaust. Sailor Ceres (talk) 19:53, 27 March 2023 (UTC)


 * @Sailor Ceres: I have no problem accepting this request if you provide a reliable source that his confirms this. - 🔥𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 (𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌)🔥 21:03, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
 * There's multiple sources already in the article for this. -Sailor Ceres (talk) 21:48, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ - 🔥𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 (𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌)🔥 21:50, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Infobox photo
Article’s Photo is not common for presidents with such a wide smile. I propose this photo which is appropriate, good resolution and the closest one for a portrait.

Thanks Masry684 (talk) 11:58, 25 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Oppose: The current photo looks satisfactory in my opinion. Skitash (talk) 16:19, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
 * You asked me to on your talk page gain consensus on Gamal Abdel Nasser’s talk page, then You refuse here!
 * What’s this?
 * All this for a photo! Masry684 (talk) 17:26, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
 * On my talk page, I advised you to seek consensus here. This does not mean that I agree with you. Skitash (talk) 18:33, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

A quote from Sadat's memoir (page 179). Can this be added?
"I rang up Nasser several times. Every time I felt he was worse; his voice was that of a man who belonged in the past — a dark, hollow, distant past. He must be in bed, I thought; he must be suffering very much. His pride, his most treasured asset, had been hurt as never before. Only a few days earlier the world had waited, tense and expectant, for every word he uttered at his famouse press conference. Now people everywhere sneered at him and made him a laughing stock. The events of June 5 dealt him a fatal blow. They finished him off. Those who knew Nasser realized that he did not die on September 28, 1970, but on June 5, 1967, exactly one hour after the war broke out.

''That was how he looked at the time, and for a long time afterwards — a living corpse. The pallor of death was evident on his face and hands, although he still moved and walked, listened and talked."''

Sadat, Anwar. In Search of Identity: An Autobiography, Harper & Row, New York Etc., 1978, pp. 179–180. Dearviind (talk) 19:52, 22 October 2023 (UTC)


 * P.S. The book, Sadat's memoir, is available to borrow for free online on the Internet Archives. Dearviind (talk) 19:53, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 24 October 2023
"I rang up Nasser several times. Every time I felt he was worse; his voice was that of a man who belonged in the past — a dark, hollow, distant past. He must be in bed, I thought; he must be suffering very much. His pride, his most treasured asset, had been hurt as never before. Only a few days earlier the world had waited, tense and expectant, for every word he uttered at his famouse press conference. Now people everywhere sneered at him and made him a laughing stock. The events of June 5 dealt him a fatal blow. They finished him off. Those who knew Nasser realized that he did not die on September 28, 1970, but on June 5, 1967, exactly one hour after the war broke out.

That was how he looked at the time, and for a long time afterwards — a living corpse. The pallor of death was evident on his face and hands, although he still moved and walked, listened and talked." Dearviind (talk) 12:51, 24 October 2023 (UTC)


 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Liu1126 (talk) 20:27, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Infobox photo
Hello,

i am suggesting this photo: as the infobox photo. Thanks Masry684 (talk) 18:13, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 17 December 2023
Please fix this short description for missing right parenthesis:

49.150.12.134 (talk) 09:57, 17 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Done. Chewings72 (talk) 11:11, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 5 March 2024
→ The mother of President is ethnic Beni Amer and her grandparents originated from Northern Red Sea in Eritrea. Please correct this mistake. 110.22.158.166 (talk) 07:09, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Jamedeus (talk) 07:20, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Incorrect Information
Nasser is described to have led the 1952 Egyptian Revolution; when it was Mohamed Naguib who led it, coordinated it, and was the de-facto leader of the Free Officers Movement.

It should probably be re-written as "he participated within the 1952 Egyptian Revolution." EgyptianNationalist (talk) 12:13, 19 April 2024 (UTC)