President Abdel Fatah al Sisi will address the nation Oct. 9 on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Egypt’s parliamentary life, head of the parliament’s media committee Osama Hekal said in a press conference Monday.
Parliament speakers from over 16 countries, Prime Minister Sherif Ismaiel, 596 MPs along with an array of Egyptian, Arab and foreign figures will be present during the celebration, which will take place at the parliament headquarters in downtown Cairo, said Hekal.
The presidential speech will be followed by a short documentary on the parliament, he added.
Egypt’s parliamentary life began in 1866 under the name of the Council of Consultative Deputies (Maglis Shura Al-Nuwab.)
