Abdel Hakim Abdel Nasser

Abdel Hakim Abdel Nasser (Arabic: عبد الحكيم عبد الناصر; born c. 1955) is an Egyptian Civil engineer and a son of former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. He has been involved in efforts to preserve his father's legacy through archival work and public commentary.^[1][2][3]

Abdel Nasser was born on 8 January 1955 in Giza Governorate, Egypt, as the fifth and youngest child of Gamal Abdel Nasser and Tahia Kazem. He is named after Abdelhakim Amer. The family lived in the army-owned Manshiyet al-Bakri villa.^[4][5][6] He attended government schools and later graduated from Cairo University's Faculty of Engineering in July 1976, specializing in civil engineering. He completed national service in the Egyptian Armed Forces from September 1976 to November 1977.^[7][8][9]

Abdel Hakim worked in civil engineering and contracting in the private sector from 1979 to 2018. He has been involved in preserving his father's archives and contributed to the establishment of the Nasser TV YouTube channel in 2018, a documentation project managed by his sister Hoda.^[10][11]

Abdel Hakim has engaged in political discourse primarily to promote Nasserist ideals. In 2012, he announced the merger of four Nasserist parties into a single entity. During the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, he expressed a willingness to lead Egypt if called upon by the people. He supported the 2013 ouster of President Mohamed Morsi and endorsed Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's presidential campaigns in 2014 and 2018.^[12][13][14] He has been critical of the Muslim Brotherhood and participates in commemorative events at his father's mausoleum.^{[15][16][17][18]}

Abdel Hakim has denied claims that his father was poisoned by Anwar Sadat, though he has called for reinvestigations into the death. He has refuted allegations that his father gifted Egyptian antiquities or oppressed certain artists.^[19][20][21] In 2024, he criticized the sale of his father's Rolex watch at auction by a nephew, stating such items belong in a museum.^[22] In 2025, a rebroadcast of a historical recording from Nasser TV criticizing Algeria's stance in the 1967 war sparked outrage; Abdel Hakim defended the release as public heritage. He has also accused Saudi Arabia of undermining Egypt politically and economically since the 1950s.^[23][24]

Abdel Hakim is married to Naglaa kottri who is a descendant of Badrawi Ashour Pacha and has three children. he has shared anecdotes about his father's family life. He maintained connections with some figures from his father's era, such as Muammar Gaddafi and Hussein el-Shafei.^[25][26]

• Gamal Abdel Nasser
• Nasserism
• History of Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser