The Eighth President of Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi

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The Eighth President of Egypt
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi

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Biography:
• Name: Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil El-Sisi
• •Birth Date: November 19, 1954
• •Birth Place: El-Gamaleya, Cairo, Egypt
• •Marital Status: Married

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Qualifications for the candidate
1- Must be a bachelor’s degree holder.
2- Must not have committed any felony or crime involving an
immoral act or dishonesty. If convicted, he must have been
exculpated.
3- Must not be suffering from any physical or mental illness
which would hinder performing his official presidential duties.

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Manner of election, term of office
• Elections in Egypt are held for the President and a bicameral
legislature. The President of Egypt is elected for a six-year term
by popular vote. Suffrage is universal and compulsory for every
Egyptian citizen over 18.

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functions
• parliament has four main functions:
1.legislation (making laws)
2. representation (acting on behalf of voters and citizens)
3. scrutiny (examining the government)
4. formation of government.

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Functions of the President
• The President of the Republic shall appoint and dismiss civil and
military employees be sentence. and political representatives and
accredit political representatives of foreign States and bodies in
accordance with the Law
• The President of the Republic may conduct a cabinet reshuffle after
consultation with the Prime Minister and approval of the House of
Representatives by an absolute majority of the members present ,
which must not be less than one third of its members.

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• The President of the Republic may relieve the government from
carrying out its duties, subject to the approval of the majority of the
members of the House of Representatives

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Termination of the President
• The President of the Republic may submit his resignation to the
House of Representatives.the present expires after six years

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The government of Egypt

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The meaning of the government and its
formation:
• The government is the supreme executive and administrative body of
the State, and consists of the Prime Minister, his/her deputies , the
Ministers, and their deputies.
• The Prime Minister shall head the government, oversee its work, and
direct the performance of its functions.

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Conditions for a candidate for prime minister:
• The Prime Minister shall be an Egyptian citizen born to Egyptian
parents and neither he/she nor his/her spouse may hold the
nationality of any other country, shall enjoy civil and political rights,
shall have been drafted into or legally exempted from the military
service, and shall be at least thirty five (35) Gregorian years of age at
the time of appointment.

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Requirement to take over the tasks:
• As a condition for assuming their duties, the Prime Minister and
members of government shall take the following oath before the
President of the Republic: “I swear by Allah, the Almighty, to loyally
uphold the republican system, to respect the Constitution and the
law, to fully uphold the interest of the People, and to safeguard the
independence of the nation and the integrity and safety of its
territories.”

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Government function:
• 1- To collaborate with the President of the Republic in developing the general policy of the State,
and to supervise its implementation.
• 2- To maintain the security of the nation, and to protect the rights of citizens and the interest of
the State.
• 3- To direct, coordinate and follow up on the work of the ministries and their affiliated public
bodies and organizations.
• 4 To prepare draft bills and decrees.
• 5- To issue administrative decrees in accordance with the law, and to follow up on their
implementation.
• 6- To develop the draft for the general plan of the State.
• 7- To prepare the draft annual budget of the State.
• 8- To conclude loan contracts and to grant the same in accordance with the provisions of the
Constitution.
• 9- To implement the laws.

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Judicial power
• The Judiciary is an autonomous authority that carries out its tasks
through courts of all types and degrees.
1. Judges are independent and immune to dismissal
2. Judges are subject to no other authority but the law.
3. Judges are equal in rights and duties

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the State’s general policy:
• the minister shall develop the Ministry’s general policy in
collaboration with the competent authorities, supervise the
implementation thereof and provide guidance and oversight.

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In case of resignation of the Prime Minister:
• the letter of resignation shall be submitted to the President of the
Republic. If a minister offers resignation, it shall be submitted to the
Prime Minister.

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Courts system in Egypt
Egypt has three supreme courts
the Supreme
Constitutional Court
Court of
Cassation
Supreme Administrative
Court