Muhammad Naguib

Muhammad Naguib (Arabic محمد نجيب, ʿ Alī Muḥammad Naguib DMG; born February 20, 1901 in Khartoum, Sudan; † August 28, 1984 in Cairo ) was an Egyptian military officer, politician and first President of Egypt.

Life

Naguib attended the Military Academy in Cairo. He soon rose to general and participated in the Palestinian war against Israel in part. On July 23, 1952, he crashed through a military coup by Gamal Abdel Nasser and the Free Officers King Faruq. Naguib was commander in chief of the armed forces of Egypt and on September 9, 1952 Prime Minister. He led Egypt in a land reform and a ban on parties (especially the Wafd Party, as a representative of the former ruling class ) a.

On June 18, 1953 Nagib proclaimed the Republic of Egypt and became the first President of Egypt. Nasser became commander in chief of the armed forces and Deputy Prime Minister. On February 24, 1954 Naguib Nasser was forced to resign when he wanted to return to a parliamentary system of government against its will. After a Volksaufbegehren Muhammad Naguib already returned on March 8, 1954 back to the office of the president, however, was able to unite no more powers to itself. A little later, Nasser took a crime committed on him assassination by Islamist terrorists a reason to accuse Najib of complicity and depose him. Nagib had on November 14, 1954 finally declare his resignation and was placed under house arrest for alleged complicity in the assassination of Nasser. It was not until 1971, after the death of Nasser, the house arrest was lifted by President Anwar al-Sadat and Nagib fully rehabilitated.

Muhammad Naguib died on August 28, 1984 in Cairo. He was buried in the presence of President Hosni Mubarak with military honors. A station of the Cairo Metro is named after him.

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