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{{Infobox President
| name          = Mohamed Naguib <br> {{lang|ar|محمد نجيب}}
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==Military career==
Naguib worked as a guard in Cairo, but in 1924, he was moved again because of a political association deemed unacceptable by the authorities. He married in 1927, pursuing his legal studies while continuing a career in the army. By 1931, he was ready to resign from the army, but as a result of an unexpected promotion he decided to turn his attention to his military career once again.

In 1934, he remarried and was transferred to the 
[[Egyptian Coast Guard]], where he was employed to chase smugglers across the [[Sinai]] desert, mixing with the bedouin and helping treat their illnesses. In 1940, he was again promoted. However, despite generally favorable relations between Naguib and King [[Farouk of Egypt|Farouk]], Naguib refused to kiss the king's hand. A brisk hand shake was the best Naguib could offer.

Any illusions Naguib might have had about the nature of Farouk's rule evaporated on 4 February 1942 after [[Abdeen Palace Incident of 1942|a standoff at Abdeen Palace]] during [[World War II]], in Cairo between the British and the king. In protest at Farouk's concessions to the British, allowing them to choose the Egyptian prime minister, Naguib sent in his resignation, saying that ''"since the army was not called upon to defend Your Majesty, I am ashamed to wear this uniform and ask your permission to resign."''. On this occasion, Farouk turned down Naguib's resignation. He again attempted to resign in 1951 when [[Hussein Serri Amer]], widely thought to be corrupt, was made head of the Coast Guard. Again, the resignation was refused.

Meanwhile, Naguib had continued to climb the military ladder, serving in Palestine during the [[1948 Arab-Israeli War|First Arab-Israeli War]] in the [[British Mandate of Palestine War]] in 1948.<ref name=eb/> While on active service in Palestine, Naguib would dedicate 30&nbsp;minutes every morning to reading the [[Qur'an]], the holy scriptures of [[Islam]], a habit he picked up in childhood, to strengthen his resolve in times of adversity.

==Free Officers Movement==
In 1949, Naguib secretly joined the Free Officers movement, and a year later he was promoted to the rank of Major-General. The general is considered one of Egypt's few heroes from the war in Palestine and enjoyed wide respect in the country. The Free Officers, led by Colonel [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] were young members of the military &ndash; all under thirty-five and all from peasant or l(contracted; show full)[[Category:Egyptian generals]]
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