held (Which must be within 60 days). This has happened once, when president Anwar Sadat was assassinated in office, and then People's Assembly Speaker, Sufi Abu Taleb served as acting president. The last PA Speaker was Saad Al Katatny, who briefly presided the Assembly for only 5 months from 23 January 2012 to the dissolution of parliament on 18 June 2012. Speaker's Staff Office The Staff is responsible for organization of the house' and its committees' agendas, the enforcement of the House' orders and is the link between the House and different agencies, ministries and other authorities. The staff consists of the HR speaker and his two deputies. House' General Committee This committee is formed in the beginning of the House' annual season, headed by the Speaker. Its membership includes the Deputy Speakers, representatives of the political parties' parliamentary committees, and five House members (of whom one is an independent, if there are more than ten independents). The Speaker is responsible for outlining the committee's agenda. The committee is responsible for discussing the general issues put forward by the president, the prime minister or the speaker. Specialized Committees These 18 committees are: Constitutional and Legislation Affairs Committee Budget and Planning Committee Economical Affairs Committee Foreign Relations Committee Arab Affairs Committee Defense, National Security and Mobilization Committee Proposals and Complaints Committee Religious, Social and Religious Endowments (Awkaf) Affairs Committee Health and Environmental Affairs Committee Transportation and Telecommunications Committee Housing, Public Utilities and Reconstruction Committee Local Government and Public Organizations Committee Youth Committee Manpower Committee Industry and Energy Committee Agriculture and Irrigation Committee Education and Scientific Research Committee Culture, Information and Tourism Committee Ethics Committee This committee is formed in the beginning of the House' annual season, headed by one of the HR speaker deputies. The membership includes the heads of the following committees: Constitutional Affairs and Legislation; Religious, Social and Awkaf Affairs; and Suggestions and Grievances; five members of the General Committee (of whom at least two are from the opposition parties); and five members chosen randomly from the House. This committee is responsible for looking into the violations committed by House members towards the Egyptian society's code of behavior towards religion, social standards, etc. Ad hoc and combined committees The ad hoc committees are formed by the suggestion of the Speaker or the request of the government to study, debate on a new bill or law, voting on the ratification