• Mohamed Naguib Youssef was born on February 20, 1901, Khartoum, Sudan. He was the eldest of nine children to an Egyptian father and a Sudanese mother. He lived with his father, an officer in the Egyptian army, till he obtained the secondary school certificate in 1917.
• Graduated from Military college, Infantry, in 1921.
• Obtained law degree in 1927, PH.D. in political economy in 1931.
• Participated in fighting against German troops in 1943.
• Participated in Palestine War 1948.
• Injured in Palestine War.
• Nominated as War Minister in El-Hilali government but the royal palace opposed this step.
• Elected as chairman of Officers Club in July 1952.
• Free Officers selected Mohamed Naguib to be July Revolution Commander .
• First President of the Republic following the outbreak of July 23 Revolution.
• Formed the first government of revolution in September 1952.
• Announced the Republic on June 18, 1953.
• Dismissed from presidency in February 1954.
• Died on August 28, 1984.