Even though they’ve said multiple times they had no intention of running a candidate for president. Note: This guy may claim he’s running as an independent but in reality he’s a member of the Brotherhood’s Shura Council.

CAIRO — A senior member of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood unveiled a bid on Thursday, May 12, to run for the country’s presidential elections.

“I will run as an independent candidate in the coming presidential elections,” Abdel-Moneim Abul-Futuh told Reuters.

“I am not a member of any party now.”

A doctor by profession, Abul-Futuh, 60, is currently secretary-general of the Arab Doctors Union.

He holds an MA in hospital management and an LLM from Cairo University’s Faculty of Law.

Abul-Futuh is a member of the Brotherhood’s Shura Council, but not the 16-member governing body.

By unveiling his presidential bid, Abul-Futuh will join a long list of candidates for Egypt’s top post.

Leading among presidential hopefuls are outgoing Arab League chief Amr Moussa and former chief of the UN nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei.

The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s most powerful opposition group, has said it will not field candidates in the coming presidential elections.