Since the Revolution of 23 July 1952 Egyptian heads of state had written their own biographies. 

The network Sasapost took the task of publishing these autobiographies, starting with Egypt's first president, Muhammad Najīb, who after a house arrest that lasted eighteen years, was finally released in 1971 by President Anwar al-Sadāt. It is since his release, that Muhammad Najīb started to write down his memoirs; these were published in 1984, in the same year in which he died. Upon a decree issued by the Egyptian Revolutionary Command Council in 1954,Muhammad Najīb was arrested and forced to present his resignation as chairman of the council, due to differences he had with the council. He wanted to phase out the political influence of the military and return the country to civilian rule, believing that the role of the military was not to rule the country after the July 1952 revolution.