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                    | Structure of parliament | 
                    Unicameral | 
                  
                  
                    | Affiliation to the IPU | 
                    No | 
                  
                  
                    | Affiliation date(s) | 
                    1924 - 2013 | 
                  
                  
                    | LEADERSHIP | 
                  
                  
                    | President | 
                    
                       Ahmed Fahmy (M)  
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                    | Notes  | 
                    Elected on 28 Feb. 2012. | 
                  
                  
                    | Secretary General | 
                    Farag Hafez El Dory (M) 
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                    | COMPOSITION | 
                  
                  
                    | Members (statutory / current number) | 
                    270 / 270 | 
                    
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                    | Women (current number) | 
                    12 (4.44%) | 
                  
                  
                    | Mode of designation | 
                    directly elected 180
 appointed 90 | 
                  
                  
                    | Notes  | 
                    Appointed members: appointed by the Head of State. | 
                  
                  
                    | Term | 
                    6 years; one-half of the membership is renewed every 3 years | 
                  
                  
                    | Last renewal dates | 
                    29 January 2012 22 February 2012
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                    | CONTACT INFORMATION | 
                  
                  
                    | Address | 
                    Majlis Ash-Shura
 CAIRO 
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                    | Phone | 
                    (20-2) 2795 5492-9 | 
                  
                  
                    | Fax | 
                    (20-2) 2795 45 89 | 
                  
                  
                    | E-mail | 
                    gsecretariat@parliament.gov.eg | 
                  
                  
                    | Website | 
                    
                      http://www.shoura.gov.eg
                       
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