Article (162)
If the vacancy of the presidential office coincides with the holding of a referendum or the
election of the House of Representatives, the presidential elections shall be given priority. The
then existing House of Representatives shall remain in place until the completion of the
presidential elections.
Branch II
The Government
Article (163)
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.
Article (164)
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.
Anyone appointed as a member of the government shall be an Egyptian citizen, shall enjoy all
civil and political rights, shall have been drafted into or legally exempted from the military
service, and shall be at least thirty (30) Gregorian years of age at the time of appointment.
It is prohibited to combine between the membership of the government and the membership of
the House of Representatives. . If a member of the House of Representatives is appointed to the
government, the seat thereof in the House shall become vacant as at the date of this appointment.
Article (165)
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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