Mohammed Mahdi Akef

Muhammad Mahdi Akef
محمد مهدي عاكف
7th General Guide of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood
In office
8 January 2004 – 16 January 2010
Preceded byMa'mun al-Hudaybi
Succeeded byMohammed Badie
Personal details
Born(1928-07-12)July 12, 1928
Kafr Awad Al-Seneita, Dakahlia, Egypt
DiedSeptember 22, 2017(2017-09-22) (aged 89)[1]
Cairo, Egypt
Alma materAin 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: المرشد العام) (frequently translated as "chairman") upon the death of his predecessor, Ma'mun al-Hudaybi. Akef was arrested on 4 July 2013.[2] On 14 July 2013 Egypt's new prosecutor general Hisham Barakat ordered his assets to be frozen.[3]

  1. ^ "Former Egypt Brotherhood leader Akef dies aged 89". Muslim Global. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Former Brotherhood supreme guide Akef arrested". Ahram Online. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Asset freeze for Islamist leaders goes into action". Egypt Independent. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.

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