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Mohamed Naguib
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1st President of the Republic of Egypt (1901–1984)
Mohamed Naguib was Egypt's first president following the country's transition to a republican form of government in 1953, serving until 1954. His leadership marked a pivotal moment in Egyptian history as the nation moved away from monarchy toward a new political system, though his presidency was relatively brief and occurred during a period of significant change in the Middle East.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Muhammad
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Egypt
- Place of birth
- Khartoum
- Place of death
- Cairo
- Occupation
- president
- Position held
- prime minister
- Educated at
- Egyptian Military College
- Political party
- Arab Socialist Union
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Egyptian Arabic
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Conflict
- 1948 Arab–Israeli War
- Military branch
- Egyptian Army
- Military rank
- major general
- Image
- Mohamed Naguib1952.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
- Work location
- Cairo
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- Commons category
- Mohamed Naguib
- name in native language
- محمد نجيب
- date of birth
- 1901-02-20
- date of death
- 1984-08-28
- cause of death
- liver cirrhosis
- start of work period
- 1918-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
- P12749
- J. M. W. Turner
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Encyclopedic overview
Major General Mohamed Bey Naguib Youssef Qutb El-Qashlan (Arabic: محمد بيه نجيب يوسف قطب القشلان; 19 February 1901 – 28 August 1984), known simply as Mohamed Naguib (Arabic: محمد نجيب), was a Sudanese-born Egyptian military officer and revolutionary who, along with Gamal Abdel Nasser, was one of the two principal leaders of the Free Officers movement of 1952 that toppled the monarchy of Egypt and the Sudan, leading to the establishment of the Republic of Egypt.
A distinguished and decorated general who was wounded in action in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, he became the leader of the Free Officers Movement of nationalist army officers opposed to the continued presence of British troops in Egypt and Sudan, and the corruption and incompetence of the monarchy under King Farouk. Following the toppling of Farouk in July 1952, Naguib went on to serve as the head of the Revolutionary Command Council, the Prime Minister of Egypt, and later its first president, successfully negotiating the independence of Sudan (hitherto a condominium of Egypt and the United Kingdom), and the withdrawal of all British military personnel from Egypt. His tenure as president came to an end in November 1954 due to disagreements with other members of the Free Officers, particularly Nasser, who forced him to resign and succeeded him as president.
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