Mustafa Mashhour

Mustafa Mashhur (Ar.: مصطفى مشهور) (lived 1921-November 14, 2002) was the fifth General Guide (leader) of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. He was the official head of the Egyptian Islamist organization from 1996 until 2002, although outside observers have suggested that he informally ran the organization during the ten-year term of his predecessor Muhammad Hamid Abu al-Nasr as well. Like his predecessor, 'Umar al-Tilmisani, Mashhur was a wealthy landowner, reflecting the higher class status of the Brothers after their alliance with the state under Anwar Sadat.

He died at the age of 81 in November of 2002. Tens of thousands of supporters attended public services where his open coffin was displayed for mourners, at the Rabia al-Adawiya Mosque in northeast Cairo, a rally point for the Brotherhood for years.

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