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Mohamed Morsi
محمد مرسي
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Chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party
Assumed office
30 April 2011
LeaderMohammed Badie
Preceded byPosition established
Member of People's Assembly
In office
1 December 2000 – 12 December 2005
Preceded byNo'man Gomaa
Succeeded byMahmoud Abaza
Personal details
BornAugust 1951 (age 72)
Political partyFreedom and Justice Party (2011–present)
Muslim Brotherhood (1991–2011)
Alma materCairo University
University of Southern California

Mohamed Morsi Isa al-Ayyat (Arabic: محمد مرسى عيسى العياط‎, IPA: [mæˈħæmmæd ˈmoɾsi ˈʕiːsæ l.ʕɑjˈjɑːtˤ], born 20 August 1951) is an Egyptian politician who has been Chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), a political party that was founded by the Muslim Brotherhood after the 2011 Egyptian revolution, since April 30, 2011.[1] He is standing as the FJP's candidate for the May–June 2012 presidential election. From 2000 to 2005, he was a Member of Parliament. The Muslim Brotherhood's tally of results in the June 2012 runoff election claims that Morsi was elected President of Egypt, though the official result has yet to have been announced,[2] and the preliminary results are within the margin of error. For his part, Morsi's opponent, Ahmed Shafik, is also claiming victory in the election.[3]

Education

Morsi was born in the Sharquia Governorate. He received a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering from Cairo University in 1975 and 1978. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1982. He was an Assistant Professor at California State University, Northridge from 1982 to 1985. In 1985, he returned to Egypt to teach at Zagazig University.[4] His children were born in California and are U.S. citizens.[5]

Political career

Morsi served as a Member of Parliament from 2000 to 2005; he was elected as an independent candidate because the Brotherhood was technically barred from running candidates for office under President Hosni Mubarak. He was a member of the Guidance Office of the Muslim Brotherhood until the foundation of the Freedom and Justice Party in 2011, at which point he was elected by the MB's Guidance Office to be the first president of the new party.

After Khairat El-Shater was disqualified from the 2012 presidential election, Morsi, who was initially nominated as a backup candidate, emerged as the new Muslim Brotherhood candidate.[6]

2012 Egyptian presidential campaign

Following the first round of Egypt's first post-Mubarak presidential elections, exit polls suggested a 25.5% share of the vote for Morsi, slightly ahead of former Mubarak-era prime minister Ahmed Shafik, leading to a run-off for the presidency to be contested on 16-17 June 2012. Morsi has been noted for the Islamist character of his campaign events."[7] Since the initial round of voting on May 23-24, Morsi has attempted to appeal to political liberals and minorities while portraying his rival Ahmed Shafik as a Mubarak-era holdover.[8] According to a number of Christian and conservative news outlets, Morsi said when asked his opinion of Egyptian Coptic Christians supporting Shafik that "they need to know that conquest is coming, and Egypt will be Islamic, and that they must pay jizya or emigrate."[9][10][11]

On 30 May 2012, Morsi filed a lawsuit against Egyptian television presenter Tawfiq Okasha, accusing him of "intentional falsehoods and accusations that amount to defamation and slander" of Morsi. According to online newspaper Egypt Independent, an English-language subsidiary of Egyptian daily Al-Masry Al-Youm, Okasha spent three hours on 27 May criticizing the Muslim Brotherhood and Morsi on air.[12] After Okasha aired a video allegedly depicting Muslim extremists executing a Christian whilst asking "how will such people govern?", some analysts suggested that this was in reference to Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood party.[13]

On 18 June 2012, the Muslim Brotherhood claimed victory in the presidential election, with 95 percent of precincts reporting to give Morsi a four-point lead over Shafik. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has yet to announce official results,[2] and the results remain within the margin of error.[14]

References

  1. ^ "شورى الإخوان" يسمي د. مرسي رئيسًا لـ"الحرية والعدالة".إخوان اون لاين، 2011-4-30. وصل لهذا المسار في 1 مايو 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Brotherhood claims victory in Egypt president vote". CBS. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Mohamed Morsi claims victory for Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt election". The Guardian. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Interview with Mohamed Morsi". Al-Jazeera. January 29, 2012.
  5. ^ "Egypt Candidate Warns on Islamists". Wall Street Journal. Wednesday, April 18, 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Egypt Brotherhood candidate: army wants to retain power". Al-Akhbar. Wednesday, April 18, 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Hiel, Betsy (20 May 2012). "Muslim Brotherhood's rhetoric reveals intent in Egypt". TribLIVE. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Egypt's Islamists seek 'grand coalition' with liberals, minorities". The Hindu. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012. {{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  9. ^ Ibrahim, Raymond (30 May 2012). "Christians Should "Convert, Pay Tribute, or Leave," Says Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Candidate?". Gatestone Institute. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  10. ^ Ibrahim, Raymond (4 June 2012). "Christians Should "Convert, Pay Tribute, or Leave," Says Muslim Brotherhood Presidential Candidate". FrontPageMag. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  11. ^ Kvesic, Ivana (31 May 2012). "Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Wants Christians to 'Convert, Pay Tribute, or Leave' the Country?". Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  12. ^ "Morsy demands Okasha be banned from TV". Egypt Independent. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  13. ^ Sterling: Gauging Muslims' ability to leave their faith retrieved 10 June 2012
  14. ^ "Mohamed Morsi claims victory for Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt election". The Guardian. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
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Position established
 Leader of Freedom and Justice Party
2011–present 		Incumbent


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