He served in the Egyptian parliament from 2000 to 2005 as an Independent candidate, but, in reality, representing the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
As Egypt descended into revolution in 2011, the Muslim Brotherhood established the Freedom and Justice Party and installed Morsi at its helm.
Once elected President, the bespectacled, 62-year-old professor quickly granted himself almost unlimited power to rule and legislate. In doing so, he alienated a large section of the Egyptian populace.
