Egyptian Parliament Accepts Secretary General's Resignation

On Wednesday, the newly-elected Parliament Speaker, Dr. Hanafi Ali Gibali, decided to accept the resignation submitted by Counselor Mahmoud Fawzi, the Parliament's Secretary General.

The Parliament speaker also thanked the former Secretary-General for the great efforts he made during his tenure at the House's General Secretariat.

Earlier today, Fawzi had submitted a resignation letter to the House Speaker, saying that he will not be able to continue in his post.

 

 

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Notably, MPs gathered in a plenary session on Tuesday to elect a speaker and two deputies. Supported by the majority Mostaqbal Watan (Future of the Homeland) Party, Hanafi Ali Gibali, a former chairman of the Supreme Constitutional Court (2018-19), won the post to become the 51th speaker of parliament.

Ali Abdel-Aal, speaker of the 2015-20 parliament, did not stand for re-election.

Prominent businessman Mohamed Aboul Enein and parliament’s former secretary-general Ahmed Saadeddin were elected deputy speakers.

On Wednesday, a second procedural session to announce candidates for leading posts on the House of Representatives’ 25 committees was scheduled to be held. MPs must elect a chairman, two deputies, and one secretary-general for each committee.