The Egyptian House of Representatives announced the results of elections for the committees on Sunday, 04 October 2026. The elections took place during a parliamentary session presided over by Counselor Hesham Badawi. A total of 25 committee offices were formed as a result of the elections. The committees are specialized bodies that focus on various aspects of the country's governance and development.
The first committee, the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee, will be chaired by Mohamed Eid Mohamed Mahjoub. The committee's two deputy chairs are Alaa El-Din Fouad El-Sayed Abu El-Hassan and Taher Zakaria Abdel-Monem El-Khouli. Khaled Mohamed Abdel-Fattah Abu Bakr was elected as the committee's secretary. Other committees and their leaders were also announced, including the Planning and Budget Committee, chaired by Mohamed El-Sayed Mohamed Suleiman.
The Economic Affairs Committee will be led by Tarek Othman Ahmed Shukri, while the Foreign Relations Committee will be chaired by Samah Hassan Shukri Saleh Selim. The Arab Affairs Committee will be led by Mohamed Saleh Saleh Abu Homayela, and the African Affairs Committee will be chaired by Sharif Mustafa Mustafa El-Gebaly. Each committee has its own set of deputy chairs and secretaries.
The Defense and National Security Committee will be chaired by Mohamed Abbas Helmy Mohamed Hashim, while the Proposals and Complaints Committee will be led by Atef Abdel-Hamid Awawd Nasser. The Labor Committee will be chaired by Mohamed Mahmoud Ahmed Saefan, and the Industry Committee will be led by Ahmed Bahaa El-Din Ahmed Shalaby.
The Small and Medium Enterprises Committee will be chaired by Mohamed Gamal Abdel-Qader El-Garhi, and the Energy and Environment Committee will be led by Tarek Ahmed Abdel-Qader El-Mal. The Agriculture and Water Resources Committee will be chaired by Sami Sobhi Aliwa Shahin, and the Education and Scientific Research Committee will be led by Ashraf Mohamed Abdel-Hamid El-Shikhi.
The Religious Affairs and Endowments Committee will be chaired by Amr Mustafa Hassanin El-Wardani, and the Social Solidarity and Family Committee will be led by Randa Mohamed Ahmed Mustafa. The Media, Culture, and Antiquities Committee will be chaired by Reham Farouk Ahmed Mohamed, and the Tourism and Civil Aviation Committee will be led by Sahar Talaat Mustafa Ibrahim.
The Health Committee will be chaired by Sharif Pasha Seif Bashay, and the Transport Committee will be led by Mohamed Abdel-Razek Mohamed El-Sayed Awad. The Communications and Information Technology Committee will be chaired by Ahmed Ragae Shahat Mohamed Badawi, and the Housing and Public Works Committee will be led by Ahmed Mohamed Saeed Mohamed Shalaby. The results of the elections mark an important step in the functioning of the Egyptian parliament.
Key points
- The Egyptian House of Representatives has announced the results of elections for its committees.
- A total of 25 committee offices were formed as a result of the elections.
- The committees will focus on various aspects of the country's governance and development.
