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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...