Egyptian Parliament Elects Ahmed Manna As New Secretary General

On Wednesday, Counselor Ahmed Manna, deputy chairman of the State Council, was elected as the Parliament's new Secretary General during today's procedural session, headed by the Parliament newly-elected Speaker Dr. Hanafi Ali Gibali.

During the session, candidates for leading posts on the House of Representatives’ 25 committees would be announced. MPs must elect a chairman, two deputies, and one secretary-general for each committee

Earlier today, Gibali, decided to accept the resignation submitted by Counselor Mahmoud Fawzi, the Parliament’s former Secretary General.

He also thanked the former Secretary-General for the great efforts he made during his tenure at the House’s General Secretariat.

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

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.

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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.