Hisham Badawy
Hisham Badawy | |
|---|---|
| هشام بدوي | |
| 13th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Egypt | |
| Assumed office 12 January 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Hanafy El Gebaly |
| head of the Central Auditing Organization | |
| President | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
| Preceded by | Hisham Genena |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Al-Faisal |
| In office 2016–2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 (age 75–76) |
| Alma mater | Cairo University |
Hisham Badawy is an Egyptian politician. He has been served as the 13th speaker of the House of Representatives of Egypt since January 2026.
Early life
He graduated from the Faculty of Law at Cairo University in 1980.[1]
Career
Badawy served as the head of the Central Auditing Organization from 2016 to 2024.[2]
Badawy was appointed to the Egyptian House of Representatives by Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on 11 January 2026.[3] He was elected Speaker of the House the following day, defeating Egyptian Social Democratic Party representative Mahmoud Sami El-Imam.[4]
References
- ^ "Hisham Badawi leads newly-inaugurated Egyptian parliament". The Arab Weekly. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Former audit chief Hisham Badawi elected Egypt House Speaker with 521 votes". Daily News Egypt. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ Mohamed Napolion (11 January 2026). "El-Sisi appoints 28 MPs, half of them women". Al Manassa. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Former Audit Chief Hesham Badawy to Lead Egypt's Parliament Through 2031". Egypt Today. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.