Hazem Omar

Hazem Omar
حازم عمر
President of the Republican People's Party
Assumed office
12 September 2012 (2012-09-12)
Preceded byPosition established
Personal details
Born
PartyRepublican People's Party
(since 2012)
Alma materCairo 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

  1. ^ "How Sisi's choices of 100 members at Egyptian Senate guarantee partisan, gender, age diversity". Egypt Today. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  2. ^ "حزب الشعب الجمهوري يقرر الدفع بمرشح لخوض انتخابات الرئاسة المقبلة | المصري اليوم". almasryalyoum.com (in Arabic).
  3. ^ "Egypt's el-Sissi wins third term in presidential election". Deutsche Welle. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2026.