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.
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.
