Egyptian Senate مجلس الشيوخ Magles El Shiyoukh The Elder Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
President of the Senate | Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Razeq since 18 October 2020 |
Structure | |
Political groups | Confidence and supply (201)
Opposition (11)
Independents: 88 seats |
Elections | |
Last election | 12 August 2020 |
Next election | 2025 |
Meeting place | |
The Egyptian Senate Building - Cairo |
Member State of the African Union |
Constitution (history) |
Political parties (former) |
Egypt portal |
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Egypt since its introduction in the 2019 Egyptian constitutional referendum and the subsequent 2020 Egyptian Senate election.[1] The current president of the Senate is Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Razeq.[2]