Which pharaoh built the first pyramid in Egypt?

The pharaoh who built Egypt’s first pyramid was Djoser.

Djoser ruled during Egypt’s Third Dynasty, in the 27th century BC. His monument at Saqqara began as a large mastaba, or flat-roofed royal tomb, but builders expanded it through several stages until it became a six-step pyramid. The resulting Pyramid of Djoser is generally regarded as Egypt’s first pyramid and its earliest colossal stone building.

The complex is traditionally associated with Imhotep, Djoser’s vizier and a high official responsible for building and artistic work. Later Egyptians revered Imhotep as a sage and eventually deified him, although the surviving evidence for his precise role in designing the pyramid is indirect rather than a contemporary construction manual.

Djoser’s stepped monument established a new architectural form that later kings developed into smooth-sided true pyramids. Sneferu experimented with major changes at Meidum and Dahshur, while Khufu and Khafre built the best-known pyramids at Giza. Thus, those rulers are important pyramid builders, but they came after Djoser.