House committee elections results are out: The leadership of many committees in the House of Representatives will look much the same in this new legislative cycle as it did in the previous one, with this week’s elections returning many of the same faces for another term. The pro-government Mostaqbal Watan Party dominated the proceedings, securing leadership of 17 of the 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)
  • Planning and Budgeting: Fakhry El Fiqi, Mostaqbal Watan MP, former IMF advisor and CBE board member. (Re-elected)
  • Industry: Mohamed Al Sallab, Mostaqbal Watan MP. (Re-elected)
  • Energy and Environment: Talaat El Sewedy, Mostaqbal Watan MP. (Re-elected)
  • Housing: Mohamed Attia Al Fayoumi, Mostaqbal Watan MP. (Re-elected)
  • Tourism and Civil Aviation: Nora Ali, Mostaqbal Watan MP. (Re-elected)
  • SMEs: Mohamed Kamal Marie, Mostaqbal Watan MP. (Re-elected)
  • Transport: Alaa Abed, Mostaqbal Watan MP. (Re-elected)
  • Health: Ashraf Hatem, Mostaqbal Watan MP. (Re-elected)
  • Education: Sami Hashem, Mostaqbal Watan MP. (Re-elected)
  • Agriculture and Irrigation: Hisham El Hosary, Mostaqbal Watan MP. (Re-elected)
  • Constitutional and Legislative Affairs: Ibrahim El Heneidi, independent MP. (Re-elected)
  • Telecoms and IT: Ahmed Badawi, Mostaqbal Watan MP. (Re-elected)

** MPs are back to work next week: MPs will reconvene on 7 October, marking the official start of the fifth legislative season.

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