during his trip to Jordan.
Leader of an Expansive Muslim Network
Akef heads the oldest and largest Muslim social, religious, and political organization in existence. The Muslim Brotherhood forms the leading opposition party in many Muslim countries and has branches in most of the Muslim world, besides its base in Egypt. Members of the organization are found in Bahrain, Syria, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Algeria, Sudan, Somalia, Tunisia, and Libya, as well as the United States. In his five years leading the Muslim Brotherhood, Akef has constantly spoken out against injustices against Muslims in Egypt and other countries. In May 2009, Akef made a public statement about the need for Egypt to acknowledge gratefulness for Hasan Nasrallah's support of the Palestinian resistance.
Head of a Leading Islamic Reform Movement
With a firm belief that constitutional reform is possible in Egypt, Akef encourages Muslims to be more proactive in staking their claims to a more representative and more Islamic government. Akef has often pushed for the Muslim Brotherhood's mission of political activism and economic development in Muslim countries as an internal process, without the interference of foreign entities. He openly criticized the US 'Greater Middle East Initiative' by presenting a counter proposal in 2006 of political and economic reforms promoted by the Brotherhood—it has been popularly seen in Egypt as more valid than the US proposal. What makes the Muslim Brotherhood and Akef 's work distinct and far more influential than other Islamic political parties is the emphasis on making faith a guidepost in all political endeavors and, importantly, neither a hindrance to political progress nor a deficiency.
Source: The 500 Most Influential Muslims 2009
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