The Muslim Brotherhood is often referred to by Western media as being “banned under the Mubarak regime.”
In fact it had been first dissolved in 8 December 1948 by the government at that time, after being accused of master-minding the assassination of senior judge, al-Khazindar, and other terror operations.
After the Army Coup of July 1952, the Group was “revived” and took a leading role in support of the Revolution Council. When the Council dissolved and banned all political parties, only the Brotherhood was exempted, being considered as a social association.
But conflicts quickly rose and the Group was dissolved again in January 1954. It has never been formally reinstated ever since, and all along Mubarak’s years it was dubbed the “banned” group, while being tolerated to operate.
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Revolution Command Council
The Revolution Command Council has decreed to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood Group (Jama’at al-Ikhwan al-Muslimeen) and to consider it a political party upon which applies the (prior) Revolution Command Council’s decree of dissolving all political parties.
Issued in Cairo on 14 January 1954
Signed by the president and ten members, of which the following names are clear:
President: Major General Mohamed Naguib
Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser
Colonal Anwar El-Sadat
Colonal Zakareyah Mohey Eddin
Lieut. Colonel Kamal Eddin Hussein
Lieut. Colonel Salah Salem
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