 However, a meeting with the British prime minister Winston Churchill in August 1942 when Farouk stole his watch did not make the best impression; through Farouk later returned the watch, presenting his theft of Churchill's watch as merely a practical joke, saying he knew the English had a great sense of humor.Farouk had pardoned a thief in exchange for teaching him how to be a pickpocket, a skill that Farouk used on Churchill, much to the latter's chagrin.In the time honored fashion, the Wafd government headed by Nahas proved to be an extremely corrupt and Nahas is widely considered to be one of the most corrupt Egyptian prime ministers of all time.