Mohamed Morsi
Egypt's only president from the Muslim Brotherhood movement, Mohamed Morsi, speaking at an event in New York City on September 25, 2012.
Mohamed Morsi
president of Egypt
Also known as: Muḥammad Muḥammad Mursī ʿIssā al-ʿAyyāṭ
Mohamed Morsi (born August 20, 1951, Al-Sharqiyyah governorate, Egypt—died June 17, 2019, Cairo, Egypt) was an Egyptian engineer and politician who was president of Egypt (2012–13). He was removed from the presidency by a military action in July 2013, following massive demonstrations against his rule. Mohamed Morsi was born in Al-Sharqiyyah governorate, on the eastern side of the Nile delta. He studied engineering at Cairo University, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1975 and a master’s...