Egypt

House of RepresentativesSenate

House of Representatives

Data on youth

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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Year of birth
1949
See historical data for this field.

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)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
195 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
397 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
428 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
164 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
14 See historical data for this field.
31-40
110 See historical data for this field.
41-45
71 See historical data for this field.
46-50
81 See historical data for this field.
51-60
193 See historical data for this field.
61-70
102 See historical data for this field.
71-80
18 See historical data for this field.
81-90
3 See historical data for this field.
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 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
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger2.36%0.51%1.86%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger20.95%12.67%8.28%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger32.94%21.28%11.66%

Reserved seats and quotas

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.
Elections > Election system

Eligibility and voting

Minimum age of eligibility The minimum age to become a member of parliament, or to run in parliamentary elections, may be different for each chamber in bicameral parliaments. The age of eligibility is sometimes higher than the minimum age for voting.
Minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections What is the minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections?