Identification
Muḥammad Naǧīb
محمد نجيب
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Birth
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Death
Expressed
Biographic comments
Prime minister and President of Egypt, he organized the coup that finally brought to Power Ǧamāl ʻAbd al-Nāṣir. The latter dismissed and imprisoned Naǧīb. He was released only in 1972, after the death of ʻAbd al-Nāṣir.
Additional information
References
Bibliographical references
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, II Edition: http://dx.d... on page http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_5409