Shura Council of Egypt

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The Shura Council of Egypt was the upper house of the Egyptian parliament, serving as a consultative legislative body until its abolition in 2013.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct legislative body ⓘ
upper house of parliament ⓘ
abolishedOn 2013 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Consultative Council ⓘ
Egyptian Shura Council ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
dissolvedBy 2013 Egyptian constitutional changes ⓘ
governsArea Egyptian national affairs ⓘ
hasHouseType consultative body ⓘ
hasJurisdiction Arab Republic of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Egypt
hasLanguage Arabic ⓘ
hasLegalForm constitutional body ⓘ
hasLegislativeScope limited legislative powers ⓘ
primarily advisory powers ⓘ
hasLegislatureStructure bicameral parliament of Egypt ⓘ
hasMemberSelectionMethod direct election ⓘ
presidential appointment ⓘ
hasMembershipTerm fixed multi‑year terms ⓘ
hasNumberOfChambersInParliament 2 ⓘ
hasParliamentaryChamberType upper house ⓘ
hasRole advising on draft laws ⓘ
providing consultative opinions on public policy ⓘ
reviewing legislation ⓘ
hasSessionLocation Shura Council building, Cairo ⓘ
hasTypeOfMembers appointed members ⓘ
elected members ⓘ
hasVotingSystem mixed electoral system ⓘ
isBicameralPartnerOf People's Assembly of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of Egypt
isChamberAlongside People's Assembly of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of Egypt
isPredecessorOf unicameral House of Representatives of Egypt ⓘ
isSuccessorTo none ⓘ
legislativeFunction consultative legislative body ⓘ
meetsIn Cairo ⓘ
nativeName مجلس الشورى ⓘ
oversightRole oversight of executive policies ⓘ
partOf Parliament of Egypt ⓘ
status abolished ⓘ
subjectTo Constitution of Egypt ⓘ
supervises some state institutions ⓘ
symbolizes consultative representation in Egyptian politics ⓘ
wasAbolishedAsPartOf transition to unicameral legislature in Egypt ⓘ
wasAffectedBy 2011 Egyptian revolution ⓘ
2013 Egyptian coup d'état ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NDP → controlledInstitution → Shura Council of Egypt ⓘ
Freedom and Justice Party → representedIn → Shura Council of Egypt ⓘ
Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood → hasAuthorityOver → Shura Council of the Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
subject linked to: Supreme Guide
linked to: Shura Council of Egypt
Shura Council of Egypt → alsoKnownAs → Egyptian Shura Council ⓘ
linked to: Shura Council of Egypt
Morsi’s November 2012 constitutional declaration → relatedTo → Egyptian Shura Council ⓘ
linked to: Shura Council of Egypt
Egyptian monarchy → lowerHouse → Chamber of Deputies of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Shura Council of Egypt