The Peace Nobelist of 1978 was Anwar Sadat, a five-letter word. Anwar Sadat was an Egyptian statesman who served as the third President of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978 for his role in negotiating the Camp David Accords, a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. The treaty was a major step towards achieving peace in the Middle East.