The Muslim Brotherhood was formed in Egypt by Hassan al-Banna in 1928 . In the 1920s, a group of Egyptian intellectuals led by Sayyid Qutb founded an Islamic movement called Al - Ikhwan al Muslimeen ( الإسلام المجتمع). In the 1980s , it attempted to join the mainstream political process , but it was banned . `` In the first wave of elections , many voters thought if they were Muslim -- as most Egyptians are -- they should vote for the Muslim Brotherhood . In 2005 , it won 20 % of the seats in parliamentary elections , running as independents .
The Muslim Brotherhood was formed in Egypt by Hassan al-Banna in 1928 . In the 1920s, a group of Egyptian intellectuals led by Sayyid Qutb founded an Islamic movement called Al - Ikhwan al Muslimeen ( الإسلام المجتمع). In the 1980s , it attempted to join the mainstream political process , but it was banned . In 2005 , it won 20 % of the seats in parliamentary elections , running as independents .