Hisham Badawy

Hisham Badawy
هشام بدوي
13th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Egypt
Assumed office
12 January 2026
Preceded byHanafy El Gebaly
head of the Central Auditing Organization
PresidentAbdel Fattah el-Sisi
Preceded byHisham Genena
Succeeded byMohammad Al-Faisal
In office
2016–2024
Personal details
Born1950 (age 75–76)
Alma materCairo 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

  1. ^ "Hisham Badawi leads newly-inaugurated Egyptian parliament". The Arab Weekly. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Former audit chief Hisham Badawi elected Egypt House Speaker with 521 votes". Daily News Egypt. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  3. ^ Mohamed Napolion (11 January 2026). "El-Sisi appoints 28 MPs, half of them women". Al Manassa. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Former Audit Chief Hesham Badawy to Lead Egypt's Parliament Through 2031". Egypt Today. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.