Hazem Omar
Hazem Omar حازم عمر | |
|---|---|
| President of the Republican People's Party | |
| Assumed office 12 September 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Republican People's Party (since 2012) |
| Alma mater | Cairo University |
Hazem Omar is an Egyptian politician. He is the head of the Republican People's Party and a senator among 100 members appointed by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in December 2020.
Career
Omar was appointed to the Egyptian Senate in 2020.[1]
2023 Egyptian presidential election
On 7 July 2023, the Republican People's Party nominated Omar to run for in the 2023 presidential election, as the official candidate for the Republican People's Party.[2] He finished in second place with 4.5% of the vote.[3]
References
- ^ "How Sisi's choices of 100 members at Egyptian Senate guarantee partisan, gender, age diversity". Egypt Today. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ "حزب الشعب الجمهوري يقرر الدفع بمرشح لخوض انتخابات الرئاسة المقبلة | المصري اليوم". almasryalyoum.com (in Arabic).
- ^ "Egypt's el-Sissi wins third term in presidential election". Deutsche Welle. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2026.