Mohammed Morsi - New Egyptian President

Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood is to become the first Islamist head of state in Egypt, the Arab world's most populous nation, after being declared winner in the presidential election
Dr Morsi has pledged that Egypt under his leadership will be inclusive, and he courted secular and Christian voters.

A retiring individual, bearded and bespectacled, he has vowed to uphold the goals of the revolution that ousted president Hosni Mubarak last year and to share power with other parties.

However, his victory appears to be symbolic after the military defanged the post by recently granting itself sweeping powers.

Dr Morsi, who became the Brotherhood's candidate only after their first choice Khairat El-Shater was disqualified, beat Ahmed Shafiq with 51.73 per cent of the vote.Many had written him off as an uncharismatic substitute, saying he would be unable to muster widespread support.