Ruler
Mohamed Morsi
President of Egypt, 2012–2013
2012 – 2013
His presidency; he lived 1951–2019.
Biography
An engineer and university professor from the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood. He won the 2012 presidential election, becoming Egypt’s first civilian president. After mass protests against his rule, the army removed him on 3 July 2013. He died during his trial in 2019.
Key facts
Certainty: Established
Mohamed Morsi won the run-off of the presidential election in June 2012.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica “Egypt — Encyclopaedia Britannica” britannica.com