Muhammad Naguib
President of Egypt
Died when: 83 years 191 days (1002 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Mohamed Bey Naguib Youssef Qutb El-Qashlan (Arabic: ?????? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ???? ??? ???????, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mæ'hæmmæd næ'gi?b]; 19 February 1901 – 28 August 1984), also known as Mohamed Naguib, was an Egyptian revolutionary, and, along with Gamal Abdel Nasser, one of the two principal leaders of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 that toppled the monarchy of Egypt and Sudan, leading to the establishment of the Republic of Egypt, and the independence of Sudan.
A distinguished and decorated general who was wounded in action in the Arab-Israeli War of 1948, 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 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, and first president of Egypt, 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 end in November 1954 due to disagreements with other members of the Free Officers, particularly with Nasser, who would go on to succeed him as president.
