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Two figures side by side: what each has won, where they met, and how much of their record ChronoCite holds.

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Anwar Sadat

politics · President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981 · politician

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Barack Obama

politics · President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 · politician

Public office comparison

Barack Obama leads 20 on 5 scored measures, 3 tied.

Only things won are scored. Grey rows are context.

Time in public office

  • 12 yrsYears in officeOverlapping terms counted once20 yrs
  • 4Offices held4
  • 11 yrsLongest single term8 yrs
  • 1969In office since1997
  • National Democratic Party, Arab Socialist UnionPartyDemocratic Party

Recognition

  • 4Prizes and honours wonExcludes state orders and honorary degrees18
  • 8State ordersOften exchanged between states — not scored2
  • Honorary doctorates3

Same awards

Awards both have received at least once.

  • 8State order2
  • 1Financial Times Person of the YearCounted from Wikidata, which can be incomplete1
  • 1Nobel PrizeCounted from Wikidata, which can be incomplete1

Profile

  • 62Age65
  • 25 December 1918Born4 August 1961
  • Mit Abu al-KumBirthplaceKapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
  • Sultanate of Egypt, Kingdom of Egypt, Republic of Egypt, United Arab Republic, EgyptNationalityUnited States
  • politician, military officer, statespersonKnown aspolitician, lawyer, political writer
  • 8 yrsCareer span55 yrs

Coverage on ChronoCite

How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.

  • 27Entries197
  • 0Quotes30
  • 26Records155
  • 1Reported claimsThird-party claims, shown with their rating12
  • 2026Newest entry2026

Career counts come from each figure’s Wikipedia honours section and Wikidata claims. A dash means the source is silent; a zero means the source lists none.