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{{Infobox President
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(contracted; show full)he corrupt regime of Farouk, not to the monarchy itself. However, after consolidating their power, they quickly moved to implement their long-held plans for abolishing the monarchy and the aristocracy. Ali Maher's government resigned on 17 September 1952 and Naguib was appointed [[Prime Minister of Egypt|Prime Minister]]. On 18 June 1953, almost 11 months after the revolution, Naguib declared the end of the Egyptian and Sudanese monarchy and the establishment of the Republic of Egypt.

==Presidency==

[[File:Nasser and Naguib, 1954.jpg|thumb|right|Naguib (left) and [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] during celebrations for the second anniversary of the revolution, July 1954]]

[[File:الرئيس المصري السابق محمد نجيب.jpg|thumb||right|Naguib in the last days of his life]]⏎
With the declaration of the Republic, Naguib was sworn in as its [[President of Egypt|President]]. At this time, Naguib had become simultaneously the president, the prime minister and chairman of the RCC and forming a government mostly composed of army officers. Nasser became deputy prime minister, and it was already apparent that he had a strong grip on domestic affairs. However, Naguib remained the most senior officer in the government and the national leader of the country and of the RCC, even as a struggle for power was brewing.

Naguib began to clash with other RCC members over how the Revolution's goals should be implemented. He wanted to phase out the political influence of the military and return the country to civilian rule, believing that the role of the military was not to rule the country, but rather to protect those in power. The army, he thought, could interfere to change a corrupt regime, but then it should withdraw.

As Naguib wrote later in his book, ''Egypt's Fate'',:

:"<blockquote>at the age of 36, Abdel-Nasser felt that we could ignore Egyptian public opinion until we had reached our goals, but with the caution of a 53-year-old, I believed that we needed grassroots support for our policies, even if it meant postponing some of our goals. I differed with the younger officers on the means by which to reach our goals, never on the principles."</blockquote>

Nasser, by contrast, thought that any talk of democracy, or of a multi-party system, or of the withdrawal of the army from politics, would allow the [[Wafd]], the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] and the other political parties to regain the ground they had lost in 1952.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}} In addition, although on paper Naguib appeared to wield a lot of power, being simultaneously president and prime minister, his authority was curtailed by the fact that he needed a majority vote of the RCC for any decision to be taken, and his opinion was often ignored by the other members of the RCC.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}} The offices he occupied meant that Naguib was responsible for the government's decisions, even though he rarely sanctioned or supported them, and this meant that he was increasingly becoming merely the puppet of others.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}} Eventually, Naguib presented Nasser, by now the real power in the RCC, with an ultimatum: either he was given real power, or he would resign.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}

In late 1953, however, Nasser accused Naguib of supporting the recently outlawed [[Muslim Brotherhood]] and of harbouring dictatorial ambitions.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}} A brief power struggle broke out between Naguib and Nasser for control of the military and of Egypt. Nasser ultimately won the struggle and managed to force Naguib to resign from the presidency of Egypt in November 1954.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}

[[File:Last declaration by Mohammed Naguib before his arrest 1954.jpg|thumbnail|Last declaration by Mohamed Naguib before his arrest 1954]]⏎
On 25 February 1954, the RCC announced Naguib's resignation as president, saying that Naguib was "demanding absolute authority, which is not acceptable."{{citation needed|date=February 2013}} Street protesters brought Naguib back to power the next day, but despite mass support and his reappointment, Naguib's days in power were numbered.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}} Though reinstated as president on 26 February, [[Gamal Abdel Nasser|Nasser]] now became prime minister and RCC chairman, Naguib's office therefore becoming largely ceremonial.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}

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File:Nasser and Naguib, 1954.jpg|Naguib (left) and [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] during celebrations for the second anniversary of the revolution, July 1954
File:الرئيس المصري السابق محمد نجيب.jpg|Naguib in the last days of his life
File:Last declaration by Mohammed Naguib before his arrest 1954.jpg|Last declaration by Mohamed Naguib before his arrest 1954
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==After the Presidency==
[[File:Mohammed Naguib Metro Station in Cairo.JPG|thumb|Mohamed Naguib Metro Station in Cairo]]
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Following his resignation, Naguib was then isolated by President [[Gamal Abdel Nasser|Nasser]] in a suburban Cairo villa owned by Zienab Al-Wakil, wife of [[Mustafa an-Nahhas Pasha]], ex-Prime Minister of Egypt.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}} Naguib was released from his isolation in 1972 by President Anwar Sadat. He died on 28 August 1984 at the age of 83 and he had a military funeral that was attended by President [[Mubarak]]. In the same year, his memoirs were published under the name ''(contracted; show full){{s-bef|before=[[Ali Maher Pasha|Ali Maher]]}}
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