Word: maher
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Even after the King was forced into exile, Naguib's instinct was to leave politics to the professionals. To run the country and clothe the army's decrees in decently legal dress, he chose Aly Maher, 69, a wealthy conservative with a good record as a reformer. Naguib went to great lengths to avoid the impression that he planned a personal dictatorship. He turned down the title "Farik" (Marshal), refused to move into the royal palace. Impressed by Naguib's modesty, a Briton who has lived in Cairo 20 years said last week: "It's incredible...
...most important job does not begin until long after dark. The Free Officers Committee, which meets each night, is the real ruler of Egypt. Its nine members, mostly captains and majors, all under 45, hammer out the policies that Naguib-and Prime Minister Aly Maher-are expected to carry out. As chairman, Naguib wields important influence. But he dares not act alone. Faced with a major question of policy, military or political, Naguib invariably comments: "I'll have to get the committee's opinion on this...
Committee members keep their names almost a military secret. One of the few known personalities among them is big, burly Colonel Mohammed Rashad Mehanna, 42, who acts as liaison man between the committee and Aly Maher's cabinet, in which he sits as Minister of Communications. A religious nationalist and supporter of the Moslem Brotherhood, Mehanna's is the voice that urges Naguib toward an all-out dictatorship, anti-British, antiChristian, anti-Jewish. He is opposed by Wing Commander Anwar el Sadat, who urges Naguib to leave political business to those who understand it-or think they...
...hour workday, General Mohammed Naguib, Egypt's reluctant strong man, and his eager-beaver officers gathered around a radio in Abbas-sia barracks. They tuned in to hear their hand-picked Premier, Aly Maher, report to the nation. When the Premier had finished, the officers were disappointed and mad. Why hadn't Aly spelled out his proposed social and economic reforms instead of merely saying that reforms were on the way? The Premier had been long on generalities, short on specifics. His only hard & fast promise was a pledge to lift press censorship. To a country tingling...
Naguib's undiplomatic show of strength accomplished its purpose. . Aly Maher's cabinet announced the details of the army's land-reform law, and proclaimed...