Mohammed Mahdi Akef

Mohammed Mahdi Akef () (July 12, 1928 – September 22, 2017) was the head of the Muslim Brotherhood, an Egypt-based Islamic political movement, from 2004 until 2010. He assumed the post, that of "general guide" () (frequently translated as "chairman") upon the death of his predecessor, Ma'mun al-Hudaybi. Akef was arrested on 4 July 2013. 
On 14 July 2013 Egypt's new prosecutor general Hisham Barakat ordered his assets to be frozen.
Akef died on 22 September 2017 in Cairo of sepsis at the age of 89.