Egypt
About parliament
Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.
Chamber name
Majlis Al-Nuwab (House of Representatives)
Structure & Status of parliament
This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5
IPU membership
Affiliation periods
from 1924 to 2013
from 2016
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
African Group
Arab group
Speaker
Official title
The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Speaker
Hanafy
Gibaly
(Male)
Year of birth
1949
Term
12.01.2021
Additional information
Elected on 12 Jan. 2021.
Secretary General
Official title
This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
Secretary General
Secretary General
Ahmed
Manna
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 17 Jan. 2021.
Members
Statutory number of members
Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
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Directly elected members
Directly elected by citizens.
568
Appointed members
Appointed, for example, by the Head of State.
28
Note on the statutory number of members
Appointed members: appointed by the President.
Current number of members
Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Statutory number of members per country
As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.
Population (in thousands)
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Age
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.
Average age of all members
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Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Fatma Ahmed Mohsen Mubarak (Female)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
82
Oldest member
Farida Ahmed Taher Malak (Female)
Number of members, by age
18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals per age interval | 0 | 14 | 110 | 71 | 81 | 193 | 102 | 18 | 3 | 0 | |
Total <= 45: 195 | Total >= 46: 397 | ||||||||||
Male | 0 | 3 | 72 | 51 | 60 | 147 | 80 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 428 |
Female | 0 | 11 | 38 | 20 | 21 | 46 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 164 |
Members for whom data is available
Reserved seats and quotas
There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
Number of reserved seats, by group
Notes
Article 11 of the Constitution says that the State shall take the necessary measures to ensure the appropriate representation of women in the House of Representatives, as specified by Law.
Provisions were previously outlined in the 2015 Elections Law, but in 2019, amendments were made to the Constitution noting that one-fourth of all seats in the lower house are reserved for women (Article 102(1).
Provisions were previously outlined in the 2015 Elections Law, but in 2019, amendments were made to the Constitution noting that one-fourth of all seats in the lower house are reserved for women (Article 102(1).
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Electoral quota for youth
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Notes
Legislated Quota. Electoral lists consisting of 15 seats contain 2 seats for young people (25-35) and electoral lists consisting of 45 seats contain 6 seats for young people.
Legal source
Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
Electoral law adopted in 2014.
Links to additional information
Parliamentary website
Link(s) to parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local languages.