Homeland Defenders Party
The Homeland Defenders Party, also translated as Protectors of the Nation, and Guardians of the Nation, is a centrist political party in Egypt.
History
It was founded in 2013 by Galal Haridy and a group of retired officers. In an interview in December 2013, about half a year after Abdel Fattah el-Sisi military coup, Haridy expressed support for the "efforts made by the army and police in confronting terrorism."It is currently the largest member party of the Call of Egypt coalition and is seen as supportive towards President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
The party joined the National Unified List for Egypt in 2020, ahead of the parliamentary election that year.
Ahmed El Awadi, the deputy chair of the party, was appointed in October 2025 as one of the deputy speakers in the Senate.
The party was part of the National Unified List for Egypt and won 86 elected seats in the 2025 parliamentary election.