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{{Politics of Egypt}}
The '''Shura Council''' ({{lang-ar|مجلس الشورى}}, {{IPA-arz|ˈmæɡles eʃˈʃuːɾˤɑ|pron}}, "consultative council") was the [[upper house]] of the formerly [[bicameralism|bicameral]] [[Parliament of Egypt]]. Its name roughly translated into English as "the Consultative Council". The [[lower house]] of parliament is the [[House of Representatives (Egypt)|House of Representatives]]. The council was abolished by the 2014 constitution.<ref>{{cite web|title=What's in Egypt's proposed new constitution?
The Shura Council was created in 1980 through a [[Constitutional Amendment]]. The Council was composed of 264 members of which 176 members were directly elected and 88 were appointed by the [[President of Egypt|President of the Republic]] for six-year terms. Membership was rotating, with one half of the Council renewed every three years.
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