El-Sayyid el-Badawi

El-Sayyid el-Badawi
Chairperson of the New Wafd Party
Assumed office
30 January 2026
Preceded byAbdel-Sanad Yamama
Chairperson of the New Wafd Party
In office
28 May 2010 – 30 March 2018
Preceded byMahmoud Abaza
Succeeded byBahaa El-Din Abu Shoka
Personal details
BornEl-Sayyid el-Badawi Shehata
1950 (age 75–76)
Tanta, Egypt
PartyAl-Wafd Party

El-Sayyid el-Badawi Shehata (Egyptian Arabic: السيد البدوى شحاتة, IPA: [esˈsæjjed elˈbædæwi ʃeˈħæːtæ]; born 1950) is an Egyptian businessman who has served as president of Al-Wafd Party since January 2026; he previously served in the position from 2010 until 2018. He is the head of the Board of Directors of Al-Hayah Egyptian television network.