Egypt

House of RepresentativesSenate

House of Representatives

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Presidential-Parliamentary
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Bicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Data on women

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Ali Abdel Aal Sayed Ahmed (Male)
Year of birth
1948
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Mahmoud Fawzi (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 1 Oct. 2019.

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men
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Women
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
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Age

Average age of all members
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
25
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Youngest member
Hassan Hassanein (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
79
Oldest member
Dr. Bahaa Ahu Shaka (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
128
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
467
Total per sex
Total of male
505
Total of female
90
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
6
31-40
64
41-45
58
46-50
94
51-60
210
61-70
139
71-80
24
81-90
0
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
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 6 64 58 94 210 139 24 0 0
Total <= 45: 128 Total >= 46: 467
Male 0 4 50 45 75 188 123 20 0 0 505
Female 0 2 14 13 19 22 16 4 0 0 90
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger1.01%0.67%0.34%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger11.76%9.08%2.69%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger21.51%16.64%4.87%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Yes
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Notes
Only pertaining to the 2015 elections, each list for which 15 seats were allocated should have included at least 7 women and each list which 45 seats were allocated should have included at least 21 women. It is unclear if this will be the case in future elections
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1956
National or local Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Restricted
Notes Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Until 1979, men were automatically put on the electoral list, while women were only included on demand
Women’s right to vote Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1979
National or local Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Women’s right to stand for election
Women's right to stand for election Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1956
National or local Stand for Election: National or Local
National
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1957