Egypt
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- there have been various constitutions; the latest was approved by the constitutional committee in December 2013 and by the people in the referendum of January 14-15, 2014, then ratified by the interim President on January 19, 2014
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English, Islamic, and Napoleonic systems
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral system of the House of Representatives (Majlis Al-Nowaab); 596 seats; 448 members directly elected by a majority mechanism, 120 members - with quotas for women, youth, Christians, and workers - elected from lists, and 28 members appointed by the President; the legislature lasts 5 years
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) is composed of the president and 10 judges, serving as the final instance on issues of constitutionality of laws and conflicts between lower courts regarding jurisdiction and rulings; Court of Cassation (CC), composed of the President and 550 judges organized into circuits, is the highest level of appeal for civil and criminal proceedings, referred to as "ordinary"; the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) - is composed of the President and organized into circuits
- DEATH SENTENCES
- 16 confirmed by the Court of Cassation and 4 by the Supreme Military Court
RELIGIONS
90% Muslims; 9% Copts, 1% Christians
From the country
- NOVEMBER 3, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On November 3, Ambassador Ahmed Aboul Gheit, speaking...
On November 3, Ambassador Ahmed Aboul Gheit, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), said that existing different cultures and religions should be respected
- OCTOBER 24, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On October 24, Maher Abdel-Wahid, Egypt's State Prosecutor...
On October 24, Maher Abdel-Wahid, Egypt's State Prosecutor called for two Muslim Egyptian brothers who killed a Coptic Christian priest to be given the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 28, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On September 28, it was reported that Sudan formally...
On September 28, it was reported that Sudan formally asked for the extradition from Egypt of Abdel Rahman Said, a former army officer who now is deputy commander of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) forces
- AUGUST 16, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On August 16, the Alexandria Criminal Court sentenced...
On August 16, the Alexandria Criminal Court sentenced to death two men Ashraf Abdel Fattah (24), a graduate of a technical institute, and Sherif Mohamed Al Sakhawy (27) holder of a diploma in social work, who killed 12-year-old Samer Mohamed Hafez and his
- JULY 22, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed...
Egypt signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed to the President of the Economic and Social Council, in which the retentionist countries dissociated from the Commission on Human Rights resolution 1999/61 on the question of the death penalty
- MAY 8, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On May 8, Manal Abd al Qabel and his lover Bakr Abd...
On May 8, Manal Abd al Qabel and his lover Bakr Abd al Fattah Mohammad al Kumi were executed in the prison of Tanta in Basse Egypt
- APRIL 18, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On April 18, in Heikstep, an Egyptian military court...
On April 18, in Heikstep, an Egyptian military court sentenced to death 9 of 107 defendants in the biggest trial of Muslim militants since those which followed the 1981 assassination of President Anwar Sadat
- APRIL 3, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
On April 3, a court ordered the hanging of Talaat Abdel-Mawgoud,...
On April 3, a court ordered the hanging of Talaat Abdel-Mawgoud, 27, a man who confessed to abducting in January a 3-year-old girl, and repeatedly raped her during more than two months of captivity
- APRIL 1, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
In April, Egyptian prosecutors finished questioning...
In April, Egyptian prosecutors finished questioning 7 suspected Muslim militants who were deported from Arab and other countries, and will send them to court soon
- APRIL 1, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
In April, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak issued a...
In April, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak issued a decree ending a controversial law that allows a rapist to walk away free if he marries his victim
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
In February, it was reported that Uruguay was likely...
In February, it was reported that Uruguay was likely to accept Egypt's request to extradite Said Hazan al Mohammed, who was arrested at the end of January while attempting to enter Uruguay from Brazil, allegedly with a false Malaysian passport
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999EgyptDEATH PENALTY
In February, two people were hanged in a Cairo jail,...
In February, two people were hanged in a Cairo jail, Sayed Abdel Hameed Mohammed was convicted for kidnapping and raping a young woman, and Mohsen El Husseini Osman for murdering an entrepreneur