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GAMEL ABDEL NASSER Abdel Nasser was born in Alexandria,Egypt in 1918.He was educated at the Royal Military Academy in 1937.After the second world war, He formed a secret movement known as the Free Officers for the purpose of staging a revolution against the rule of King Farouk.Nasser wanted to form republic in Egypt since the Government of King Forouk was corrupt and inefficient.He also wanted to remove the Britain from power because they controlled most of the economy of Egypt.

In 1952 colonel Nasser and general Muhammad led a revolution which removed King Forouk from power.A republic was established in 1953 with general Muhammad as president but in 1954 Nasser took over as president because Muhammad was not willing to continue with the reforms.Nasser carried out reforms in various sectors. CONTRIBUTIONS OF GAMEL ABDEL NASSER. 1)He carried out land reforms. Some of the land were taken away from the rich and given to the poor. 2)He improved the working condition of the workers. Workers were given better salaries,housing and retirement benefits. 3)He abolished sharia courts and replaced it with the modern judicial system. 4)Health centers were built. He encouraged birth control methods and provided clean water for drinking. This improved the living standards of the people. 5)More schools and universities were built. The system of education was changed to favor industrialization.  Free primary education was also provided