Mohamed Morsi
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 2013, Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi declared that Morsi would no longer be president, after many people who wanted him to resign began protesting.
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 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]
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Then President Mohamed Morsi (right) and General el-Sisi (left) listen to visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (center), during a meeting with U.S. officials on 24 April 2013. el-Sisi, chosen by Morsi to be the first post-Mubarak era Defense Minister, would later sanction the removal of Morsi.
Mohamed Morsi meets with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Cairo, Egypt, July 2012
Morsi and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in Brasília, Brazil, May 2013
Morsi meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, 25 May 2013
Anti-Morsi demonstrators marching in Cairo, 28 June 2013
Mass protests in Cairo's Tahrir square, during the "June Revolution", which called for Morsi's immediate resignation.
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References
- ↑ Mohamed Morsi. Biography. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ↑ Mohamed Morsi sentenced to death: Court hands down death penalty for 'state secrets' conviction. 16 May 2015. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/mohamed-morsi-sentenced-to-death-court-hands-down-death-penalty-for-state-secrets-conviction-10254860.html. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ Mohammed Morsi: Egypt's ex-leader sentenced to death. 16 May 2015. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-32763215. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Morsi dies in court. BBC News. 17 June 2019. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-48668941. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ↑ Mohamed Morsi Age, Height, Weight and Death in 2019 (in en-US). The Famous Celebrity (2019-06-18). Retrieved 2019-06-18.
