Yahya al-Qadwani
Person·government·AI Enriched
Relationships:1
Events:5
Library:3
Confidence:
77%
Key Facts
Type
Person
Sector
government
Industry
Not specified
Status
Draft
Country
Egypt
Nationality
Egyptian
Birth Date
Not specified
Death Date
Not specified
Sex
Not specified
Also Known As
Yahya QadwaniYahya QadwaniYahya al-KadwaniYahya KadwaniYahya El-Kadwaniيحيى الكدوانييحيى كدواني
Tags
retired military officerparliamentariannational security specialist
Overall Confidence
77%
Internal Notes
No notes
Career & Education
Positions
Deputy Chairman of the Defense and National Security Committee
House of Representatives (Egypt)
2015 - 2020
Vice Chairman of the Defense and National Security Committee
House of Representatives (Egypt)
2020 - Present
Brigadier General
Egyptian Armed Forces
- 2015
Education
No education added
About
Retired Major General in the Egyptian Armed Forces and Egyptian parliamentarian serving as Vice Chairman of the Defense and National Security Committee in the House of Representatives, with membership in the National Security Committee. Frequent commentator on national security, foreign policy, and military issues, including support for President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, arms exports, Libya, Sudan, Gaza, and criticism of Qatar and Al Jazeera. Notable positions include advocating for Egyptian Parliament recognition of the Armenian Genocide (2018) and supporting citizenship by investment law with national security checks (2019).
Key Relationships
Amir Weitman
opposed
Egyptian MP Yahya al-Qadwani strongly rejected Weitman's plan, stating: 'We reject the liquidation of the Palestinian issue. We reject involving Egypt in the equation of solving the Palestinian issue at the expense of Egypt's national security.' He noted that while Egypt hosts 9 million refugees from other countries, the forced displacement of Palestinians is unacceptable.
Since 2023
Recent Events
Appointed Vice Chairman of the Defense and National Security Committee
Elected as independent candidate for Assiut Governorate under the Nation's Future Party list; continues as vice chairman at the House of Representatives (Egypt).
1/1/2020
Supported citizenship by investment law with national security checks
Supported citizenship by investment law with national security checks
1/1/2019
Advocated for Egyptian Parliament recognition of the Armenian Genocide
Notable position advocating for Egyptian Parliament recognition of the Armenian Genocide
1/1/2018
Appointed Deputy Chairman of the Defense and National Security Committee
Served as deputy chairman during the 2015-2020 parliamentary term at the House of Representatives (Egypt).
1/1/2015
Retired from Egyptian Armed Forces
Retired military officer prior to entering politics.
1/1/2015