He joined the Egyptian Military Academy in 1917 and graduated in January, 1918.
He received his baccalaureate degree in 1923 and joined the School of Law. Then, he was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1924.
He was the first officer in the Egyptian Army to obtain a bachelor of law degree in 1927, then a postgraduate diploma in political economy in 1929, and a postgraduate diploma in private law in 1931.
He became a member of the committee that supervised the organization of the Egyptian Military in Khartoum after the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936.
In 1944, he was appointed regional governor of Sinai. In 1947, he was responsible for machine guns in Arish.
He participated in the 1948 Palestine War and got injured 3 times, so he was granted the Military Star of King Fouad and the Title of Bey for his bravery.
After the war of Palestine, he was appointed Director of the Officer’s School in 1948. He knew the Free Officers Movement through Major Abdel Hakim Amer.
After the success of the July 23, 1952 revolution and the ouster of King Farouk, Mohamed Naguib was chosen to become the president of the Egyptian Revolutionary Command Council.
He formed his first cabinet on September 8, 1952 in which he was the Minister of War and the Navy. He was also Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief.
On June 18, 1953 Egypt has become a republic and Naguib was appointed as the first president of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
On April 17, 1954, Gamal Abdel Nasser became the Prime Minister while Naguib was only the President of the Republic.
On November 14, 1954, the council discharged Naguib of all of his posts, with Gamal Abdel Nasser the Council's President.
He wrote many books, including: "Resala `n Al-Sudan" (A Message about the Sudan), “Egypt’s Destiny” which is written in English, "Kalimaty lil Tarikh" (My Words for History), and “Kont Ra'isan li Misr" (I was a President for Egypt).
He joined the Egyptian Military Academy in 1917 and graduated in January, 1918.
He received his baccalaureate degree in 1923 and joined the School of Law. Then, he was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1924.
He was the first officer in the Egyptian Army to obtain a bachelor of law degree in 1927, then a postgraduate diploma in political economy in 1929, and a postgraduate diploma in private law in 1931.
He became a member of the committee that supervised the organization of the Egyptian Military in Khartoum after the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936.
In 1944, he was appointed regional governor of Sinai. In 1947, he was responsible for machine guns in Arish.
He participated in the 1948 Palestine War and got injured 3 times, so he was granted the Military Star of King Fouad and the Title of Bey for his bravery.
After the war of Palestine, he was appointed Director of the Officer’s School in 1948. He knew the Free Officers Movement through Major Abdel Hakim Amer.
After the success of the July 23, 1952 revolution and the ouster of King Farouk, Mohamed Naguib was chosen to become the president of the Egyptian Revolutionary Command Council.
He formed his first cabinet on September 8, 1952 in which he was the Minister of War and the Navy. He was also Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief.
On June 18, 1953 Egypt has become a republic and Naguib was appointed as the first president of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
On April 17, 1954, Gamal Abdel Nasser became the Prime Minister while Naguib was only the President of the Republic.
On November 14, 1954, the council discharged Naguib of all of his posts, with Gamal Abdel Nasser the Council's President.
He wrote many books, including: "Resala `n Al-Sudan" (A Message about the Sudan), “Egypt’s Destiny” which is written in English, "Kalimaty lil Tarikh" (My Words for History), and “Kont Ra'isan li Misr" (I was a President for Egypt).
