2018 in Egypt

Events in the year 2018 in Egypt.

Incumbents

President: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Prime Minister: Sherif Ismail
Events
9 February - Comprehensive Operation – Sinai 2018: North Sinai roads and towns are closed, schools and universities are suspended, and border crossings are restricted. The operation is announced on state TV, extending to the Nile Delta and Western Desert, with a nationwide security alert raised.
26 to 28 March - In the Egyptian [presidential election, 2018], incumbent president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi iss reelected with a majority of the votes.
Deaths
1 January – Ebrahim Nafae, journalist.
29 March – Mohamed Shaker, diplomat and political scientist
2 April – Ahmed Khaled Tawfik, novelist.
10 April – Samir Gharbo, water polo player.
6 May – Khaled Mohieddin, politician and military officer
29 July – Anba Epiphanius, Coptic prelate, Abbot of Monastery of [Saint Macarius the Great].
6 August – Sanaa Mazhar, actress.