Nas‧ser, Ga‧mal Ab‧dal /ˈnæsəʳ, ɡəˈmɑːl ˈæbd
əl/
(1918–70) an Egyptian army officer and politician, who was the first President of the Republic of Egypt (1956–70). He successfully took control of the
Suez Canal from France and Britain in 1956, and this made him extremely popular in Egypt.
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲