Hisham Badawi (bio) was elected House speaker yesterday in the chamber’s inaugural session, according to a statement. Badawi secured 521 votes out of 570 cast, defeating Mahmoud Al Imam for the position. Badawi previously served as the Head of the Accountability State Authority for eight years until 2024. Before his tenure as the nation’s top auditor, he was an assistant justice minister for anti-corruption and a prominent prosecutor.

Sitting next to Badawi as deputies are former housing minister Assem El Gazzar and former deputy of the House Health Committee, surgeon Mohamed El Wahsh.

Keep an eye out for President Abdel Fattah El Sisi appointing a prime minister and have them form a new cabinet.

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