Mohamed Naguib

Mohamed Naguib
محمد نجيب
1st President of Egypt
In office 18 June 1953 – 14 November 1954
Prime Minister	Himself Gamal Abdel Nasser
Preceded by	Fuad II (as King of Egypt and the Sudan)
Succeeded by	Gamal Abdel Nasser
30th Prime Minister of Egypt
In office 8 March 1954 – 18 April 1954
President	Himself
Preceded by	1st President of Egypt
Succeeded by	Gamal Abdel Nasser
In office 17 September 1952 – 25 February 1954
Monarch	Fuad II (until 18 June 1953)
President	Himself (from 18 June 1953)
Preceded by	Ali Maher
Minister of War and Navy
In office 17 September 1952 – 18 June 1953
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Ali Maher
Succeeded by	Abdel Latif Boghdadi
Personal details
Born	(1901-02-19)19 February 1901 Khartoum, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Died	28 August 1984(1984-08-28) (aged 83) Cairo, Egypt
Cause of death	Liver cirrhosis
Nationality	Egyptian
Political party	Military/Liberation Rally
Spouse(s)	Aisha Labib (died in 1971)
Awards	Order of the Nile Order of the Republic
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Egypt
Branch/service	Egyptian Army
Years of service	1918–1954
Rank	Major General
Unit	Infantry
Battles/wars	1948 Arab-Israeli War

Mohamed Naguib (Arabic: محمد نجيب, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mæˈħæmmæd næˈɡiːb]; 19 February 1901 – 28 August 1984) was the first President of Egypt, serving from 18 June 1953 to 14 November 1954. Naguib and Gamal Abdel Nasser started the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 causing the monarchy of Egypt leading to Naguib being the First President of Egypt However in 1953, Nasser accused Naguib of supporting the recently outlawed Muslim Brotherhood . After that, a power struggle broke out between the two. Nasser ultimately won the struggle and placed Naguib in House Arrest until President Anwar Sadat released him in 1972.

He was the 30th Prime Minister of Egypt from September 1952 to February 1954 (monarch Fuad II Fuad II of Egypt) before starting another term until April the same year.

He died of liver cirrhosis in August 1984. President Hosni Mubarak attended his funeral.