I was the president of Egypt

Author's name: Muhammad Naguib

"I Was President of Egypt" is the memoirs of President Mohamed Naguib, recounting his political and personal experience after the revolution. It offers his testimony about pivotal events in Egypt's modern history, from the perspective of the man who held the title of the first president of the republic after the overthrow of the monarchy. In this book, Naguib delves deeper into the details of the conflict within the Revolutionary Command Council and explains how he gradually became isolated from political decision-making, until he found himself completely out of power, under house arrest. Naguib reveals that his dream of a democratic Egypt that respects freedoms and social justice was undermined in favor of one-man rule and absolute rule. The book also presents his vision of the figures of that era, most notably Gamal Abdel Nasser, criticizing what he considered the monopoly of decision-making and the systematic exclusion of all those who disagreed with the new authoritarian approach. Naguib also addresses, with some sorrow, his personal condition after his dismissal, the circumstances of his house arrest, and the total isolation imposed on him for many years. "I Was President of Egypt" is a sincere personal testimony from a man who did not abandon his principles despite the betrayals of the era. It is a humane call. And historical at the same time, from a man who wanted to say his word to history before the door was closed on him forever."