Mohamed Morsi
President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013
Mohamed Morsi (Arabic: محمد محمد مرسى عيسى العياط, ALA-LC: Muḥammad Muḥammad Mursī ‘Īsá al-‘Ayyāṭ ; 8 August 1951 – 17 June 2019) was an Egyptian politician.[1] With the support of the Muslim Brotherhood he became the fifth President of Egypt on 30 June 2012. On 3 July 2012, the Egyptian defense minister Abdul Fatah Khalil Al-Sisi declared that Morsi would no longer be president, after many people who wanted him to resign began protesting.
Mohamed Morsi | |
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محمد مرسى | |
 Official portrait, 2012 | |
| 5th President of Egypt | |
| In office 30 June 2012 – 3 July 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Kamal Ganzouri Hesham Qandil |
| Vice President | Mahmoud Mekki |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Adly Mansour (Acting) |
| Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement | |
| In office 30 June 2012 – 2 August 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Hussein Tantawi |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party | |
| In office 30 April 2011 – 24 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Saad El-Katatni |
| Member of the People's Assembly of Egypt | |
| In office 1 December 2000 – 12 December 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Numan Gumaa |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Abaza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1951 El Adwah, Sharqia Governorate, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Died | 17 June 2019 (aged 67) Cairo, Egypt |
| Political party | Freedom and Justice Party |
| Other political affiliations | Muslim Brotherhood |
| Spouse(s) | Naglaa Mahmoud (1979–present) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Cairo University University of Southern California |
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On 16 May 2015, Morsi was sentenced to death by an Egyptian court for passing state secrets to Qatar.[2][3] In 2016 a higher court overturned the death penalty, pending another trial.
On 17 June 2019, Morsi reportedly had a heart attack in a Cairo court and later died, aged 67.[4][5]
References
change- ↑ "Mohamed Morsi". Biography. Archived from the original on 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ↑ "Mohamed Morsi sentenced to death: Court hands down death penalty for 'state secrets' conviction". The Independent. 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ "Mohammed Morsi: Egypt's ex-leader sentenced to death". BBC News. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ "Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Morsi dies in court". BBC News. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mohamed Morsi Age, Height, Weight and Death in 2019". The Famous Celebrity. 2019-06-18. Archived from the original on 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
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