Sayyid Qutb

Egyptian Islamist writer and thinker

Sayyid Qutb was an Egyptian Islamist writer and thinker who is widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. He was a key figure in the Muslim Brotherhood and wrote extensively on politics, sociology, and philosophy. Qutb's work has had a significant impact on modern Islamic thought and continues to be widely read and studied today. He was executed by the Egyptian government in 1966.