Islamist Mursi declared Egypt's president The Muslim Brotherhood has claimed victory for its candidate Mohammed Mursi in Egypt's presidential vote. Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi walks amongst his supporters in Cairo after he claimed victory over rival Ahmed Shafiq in Egypt's presidential election. MUSLIM Brotherhood member Mohamed Mursi was declared today the first president of Egypt since a popular uprising ousted Hosni Mubarak, the head of the electoral commission announced. Mursi, who ran against ex-prime minister Ahmed Shafiq, won 51.73 per cent of the vote after a race that polarised the Arab world's most populous nation. "The winner of the election for Egyptian president on June 16-17 is Mohamed Mursi Eissa al Ayat," Faruq Sultan said. Mursi won 13,230,131 votes against Shafiq, who clinched 12,347,380. The election, in which more than 50 million voters were eligible to cast their ballot, saw a 51.8 per cent turnout.