House committee election results are in: The leadership of many committees in the House of Representatives will look much the same in this new legislative cycle as they did in the old, with this week’s elections returning many of the same faces for another term. The pro-government Mostaqbal Watan party dominated proceedings, securing the leadership of many of the chamber’s 25 committees.

Here’s the lineup of who’s running business-relevant committees :

  • Economy: Mohamed Soliman, Mostaqbal Watan MP. (Re-elected)
  • Foreign Affairs: Karim Darwish, Mostaqbal Watan MP. (Re-elected)
  • Defense and National Security: Ahmed El Awadi, Mostaqbal Watan MP. (Re-elected)
  • Planning and Budgeting: Fakhry El Fiqi, Mostaqbal Watan MP, former IMF advisor and CBE board member. (Re-elected)
  • Industry: Mohamed El Sallab, Mostaqbal Watan MP and chairman of ceramics producer El Sallab Group. (Newly-elected)
  • Energy and Environment: Talaat El Sewedy, Mostaqbal Watan MP and chairman of Elsewedy Lighting and Cables. (Newly-elected)
  • Housing and Utilities: Mohamed Attia El Fayoumi, Mostaqbal Watan MP and chair of the Chamber of Commerce and treasurer of the General Federation of Chambers of Commerce. (Newly-elected)
  • Tourism and Civil Aviation: Nora Ali, Mostaqbal Watan MP and former president of the Federation of Tourism Chambers. (Re-elected)
  • SMEs: Mohamed Kamal Marie, Mostaqbal Watan MP. (Re-elected)
  • Transport Committee: Rep. Alaa Abed, Mostaqbal Watan MP. (Re-elected)
  • Health: Ashraf Hatem, Mostaqbal Watan MP and former health minister. (Re-elected)
  • Education: Sami Hashem, Mostaqbal Watan MP. (Re-elected)
  • Agriculture: Hisham El Hosary, Mostaqbal Watan MP. (Re-elected)
  • Constitutional and Legislative Affairs: Ibrahim El Heneidi, independent MP and former legal and parliamentary affairs minister. (Re-elected)
  • Telecoms and IT Committee: Ahmed Badawi, Mostaqbal Watan MP. (Re-elected)

** MPs are back on holiday: The House will now take a 12-day holiday before returning on 15 October.

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