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The death of Muhammad Mahdi Akef, the former general guide of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, behind bars on Friday has finally liberated him from the shackles of Egypt’s authoritarian military regime.

The 89-year-old top leader was the first to win the title of “ex-supreme guide” since no other leader of the Muslim Brotherhood’s top post left office while still alive.

Yet, despite his old age and multitude of health problems the military-led government incarcerated him soon after the military coup in July 2013 that toppled the first elected civilian president.

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The coup authorities had since refused to heed repeated calls by lawy