The Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday named Mahmoud Ezzat as its new leader after the Egyptian government dealt another blow to the group by arresting its supreme guide Mohamed Badie earlier in the day.

Although more Brotherhood members were arrested or going underground, experts said it is unlikely that Badie's removal could make major influence in practical terms as hardliners of the Islamist group might seek further revenge.

Titled as the wolf among the group, Ezzat was known for his strong relations with the international organization for Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas movement, Tharwat Kharabawy, a dissident former MB leader said.

Ezzat was among the hawks of the group, Kharabawy told Xinhua, deeming Ezaat as "the real guide of the group" and the one "managing the group from behind the curtains."