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Muḥammad Naguib: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Moḥammad Neguib
Born February 20, 1901 • Khartoum • Sudan
Died August 28, 1984 (aged 83) • Cairo • Egypt
Title / Office president (1954-1954), Egypt • president (1953-1954), Egypt

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General Muhammad Naguib, wearing a tan military uniform, sits smiling at a desk with papers and office items in front of him.
Nine members of the Free Officers, including Gamal Abdel Nasser and Mohammed Neguib, pose in military uniforms around a large desk in an office in Cairo, 1952.
General Mohammed Naguib, center, raises his hat while riding in an open car with Gamal Abdel Nasser, left of center, during a celebratory parade through crowded Cairo streets in 1953.
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