Egypt's Senate has completed the formation of its 14 committee offices for the second legislative session. The committees are responsible for studying and discussing draft laws, requests, and economic and social studies. The formation of the committee offices was completed after a smooth electoral process. The committees will play a crucial role in the Senate's legislative and oversight work.
The committees include the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee, chaired by Counselor Hosni Hassan Abdel Latif Abu Zeid. The committee's vice-chairmen are Ahmed Mohamed Helmy Ahmed El-Sharif and Essam Hilal Mahmoud Mohamed. The committee's secretary is Mohamed El-Sayed Mohamed El-Agroud. Other committees include the Financial, Economic, and Investment Committee, chaired by Ahmed Hamdi Abu Hishima Abdel Aziz.
The Foreign, Arab, and African Affairs Committee is chaired by Mohamed Mostafa Kamal Abdel Allah Shahda. The committee's vice-chairmen are Mohamed Mazloom Mohamed Youssef and Yasser El-Sayed Abdel Maqsoud Ali. The committee's secretary is Zaher Mohamed Hashem Zaher El-Shaknqiri. The Defense and National Security Committee is chaired by Mohamed Mohamed Abdel Llah Abdel Mouly.
The Industry, Trade, and Small and Medium Enterprises Committee is chaired by Mohamed Nabil El-Sayed Halawa. The committee's vice-chairmen are El-Sayed Ahmed Abdel Maqsoud Ghneim and Samah Mohamed Anwar El-Sadat. The committee's secretary is Mohamed Tarek Mohamed Saad El-Akkari. The Energy, Environment, and Labor Committee is chaired by Osama Mohamed Kamal Abdel Hamid.
The Housing, Local Administration, and Transportation Committee is chaired by Ahmed Ahmed Ali Shaarawi. The committee's vice-chairmen are Akram Allah Farouk Mohamed Mohamed and Ali El-Sayed Ali Kiwen. The committee's secretary is Ahmed Hussein Faiq Sabour. The Education, Scientific Research, and Communications and Information Technology Committee is chaired by Mohamed Nabil Suleiman Dabs.
The Youth and Sports Committee is chaired by Ahmed Ihsan Mustafa Diab. The committee's vice-chairmen are Hani Magdy Hegag Khalil El-Atlal and Hosam Saeed Abdel Fattah Ali. The committee's secretary is Neshat Salah Abdel Mahsen. The Health and Population Committee is chaired by Hisham Masoud El-Sheshtawy Ahmed.
The committees' formation is based on the Senate's internal regulations, issued by Law No. 2 of 2021. The Senate's president, Counselor Essam El-Din Farid, had called for the election of committee offices after no objections were raised to the final lists of committee members. The committees will begin their work and exercise their legislative and oversight mandates.
Key points
- The Egyptian Senate has completed the formation of its 14 committee offices.
- The committees will play a crucial role in the Senate's legislative and oversight work.
- The formation of the committee offices was completed after a smooth electoral process.
