Brotherhood on the national list of terrorist entities, bringing an end to several years of successive renewals of its provisional ban.This is in accordance with a decree published in the official gazette. This decision follows several temporary listings issued since 2021, under Law No. 8 of 2015 concerning terrorist entities.
Designated as a terrorist organisation by Egyptian authorities in December 2013, the Brotherhood has since been subject to a ban and various legal measures that were repeatedly renewed.
This latest decision now establishes its permanent inclusion within the national legal framework.
The legal consequences are far-reaching. Under Egyptian law, this measure entails a total ban on the organization, the dissolution of its structures, the closure of its premises, and the seizure and
freezing of its financial assets and property. It also prohibits any form of funding, propaganda activities in its favour, membership in the Brotherhood, and the display of its slogans.
The decree also applies to three individuals – Abdel-Rahman Hassan Mohamed Meligy, Gamal Abdel-Hamid Gomaa Abdel-Hamid, and Osama Ibrahim Mohamed Mostafa El-Rokh – who have been permanently added to the terrorist list following final criminal convictions.
Under Article 7 of Law No. 8 of 2015, this designation entails, among other measures, travel bans, the revocation or cancellation of passports, and inclusion on border watchlists.
The restrictions also extend to participation in public and professional life. Specifically, the individuals concerned lose the standing of “good repute” required to hold public, parliamentary, or
local government positions.
The legislation also imposes restrictions regarding professional unions, boards of directors, and the governing bodies of sports organisations.
This decision comes against a backdrop of a hardening international stance toward the Brotherhood. On January 13, 2026, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump designated the Egyptian and Jordanian branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as “global terrorist organisations,” accompanying this decision with targeted sanctions against the movement and certain of its members.
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