Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was a President of Egypt ( 1970-1981) and one of the most important events in his reign was that he started the war with Israel, attacking them with the military force suddenly and surprisingly. At this and Egypt was defeated. Also the most important role was that he signed a peace treaty with Israel afterwords.
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978 preceded by a peace agreement with the Israeli minister Menachem Begin.
