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Acting Brotherhood leader (born 1944) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mahmoud Ezzat Ibrahim (Arabic: محمود عزت إبراهيم; also sometimes spelled "Mahmoud Izzat"; born 13 August 1944)[2] is the former acting general guide of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and one of the most prominent leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood. Historian Fawaz Gerges describes his role as "akin to chief of staff of the Ikhwan [Muslim Brotherhood]."[3]
Mahmoud Ezzat | |
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محمود عزت | |
Acting General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt | |
In office 20 August 2013 – 28 August 2020 | |
Preceded by | Mohammed Badie |
Succeeded by | Ibrahim Munir |
Personal details | |
Born | Mahmoud Ezzat Ibrahim 13 August 1944 Zagazig, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt[1] |
Political party | Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt |
Children | 5 |
Relatives | Mohammed Mahdi Akef (father in-law) |
Alma mater | Zagazig University |
Ezzat was born on August 13, 1944, in Zagazig, Sharqia Governorate.[1] He is a member of the group's counseling office, and a professor at the Faculty of Medicine at Zagazig University. He is married to the daughter of former supreme guide Mahdi Akef[4] and has five children with her.[5]
He got acquainted with the Muslim Brotherhood as a boy in 1953. He enrolled in the (Brotherhood) class in 1962 and was one of the disciples of Sayyid Qutb.[6] He was a student in the Faculty of Medicine when he was arrested in 1965. He was sentenced to ten years and was released in 1974.[4] He was a fourth year student at the time. He completed his studies and graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in 1976, and his connection to the advocacy work in Egypt - especially with the well educated students - remained until he went to work in Sanaa University in the laboratory department in 1981, and then traveled to England to complete his doctoral thesis.[2] He then returned to Egypt and obtained his doctorate from Zagazig University in 1985. He was chosen as a member of the Guidance Office in 1981.[7]
After the arrest of Mohammed Badie on August 20, 2013, the Muslim Brotherhood appointed Mahmoud Ezzat as the acting guide.[11]
Mahmoud Ezzat was issued a number of judgments in absentia in several cases:
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