Mohammed Mahdi Akef
Muhammad Mahdi 'Akef محمد مهدي عاكف | |
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| 7th General Guide of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood | |
| In office January 2004 – January 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ma'mun al-Hudaybi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Badie |
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| Born | July 12, 1928 Kafr Awad Al-Seneita, Dakahlia, Egypt |
| Died | September 22, 2017 (aged 89) Cairo, Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Alma mater | Ain Shams University |
Mohammed Mahdi Akef (Arabic: محمد مهدي عاكف) (July 12, 1928 – September 22, 2017) was the head of the Muslim Brotherhood, an Egypt-based Islamic political movement, from 2004 until 2010. He assumed the post, that of "general guide" (Arabic: مرشد العام) (frequently translated as "chairman") upon the death of his predecessor, Ma'mun al-Hudaybi. Akef was arrested on 4 July 2013.[1]
On 14 July 2013 Egypt's new prosecutor general Hisham Barakat ordered his assets to be frozen.[2]
Akef died on 22 September 2017 in Cairo of sepsis at the age of 89.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Former Brotherhood supreme guide Akef arrested". Ahram Online. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ "Asset freeze for Islamist leaders goes into action". Egypt Independent. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ↑ "Former Egypt Brotherhood leader Akef dies aged 89". www.enca.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
- ↑ Press, The Associated (2017-09-22). "Former Leader of Muslim Brotherhood Mahdi Akef Dies at 89". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-09-22.