Should you include your date of birth in Egypt?

In practice: Common, typically included at top of CV

Should you include a national ID number in Egypt?

In practice: Not specified in sources

Resume rules in Egypt

Q: Should you put a photo on your CV in Egypt?

In practice: Common, professional headshot recommended What the law says: No specific law found

Q: Should you state your marital status in Egypt?

In practice: Common especially for mid-to-senior roles, but omit unless explicitly requested

Q: Should you state your sex or gender in Egypt?

In practice: Common to include but optional What the law says: Constitution prohibits discrimination based on sex

Q: Should you state your nationality in Egypt?

In practice: Common to include What the law says: Constitution protects against discrimination based on origin

What employers in Egypt expect on a السيرة الذاتية (al-sira al-dhatiyya), what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.

Call it a CV for Egypt or a resume for Egypt: it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in Arabic, English.

This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.

Law and practice, side by side

The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.

Photo: Common

Common, professional headshot recommended

What the law says: No specific law found

Date of birth: Common

Common, typically included at top of CV

Marital status: Common

Common especially for mid-to-senior roles, but omit unless explicitly requested

Sex or gender: Common

Common to include but optional

What the law says: Constitution prohibits discrimination based on sex

Nationality: Common

Common to include

What the law says: Constitution protects against discrimination based on origin

National ID number: Not found

Not specified in sources

The rest of the entry

Local name of the document: السيرة الذاتية (al-sira al-dhatiyya)
Language to submit in: Arabic, English
Typical length: 1-2 pages typical
Address detail expected: City or governorate typical
Religion, ethnicity or caste: Constitution prohibits discrimination based on belief, religion, origin, race, color, language
Health, disability or pregnancy: Constitution prohibits discrimination based on disability; new labor law protects against discrimination
Other customary attachments: Nationality and educational qualifications explicitly stated
Employer may not ask for: Discrimination based on religion, belief, gender, origin, race, color, language, disability, social level, political, union, or geographic affiliation
Named statutes: Egyptian Constitution (Articles 9, 11, 53); Egyptian Labour Law No. 14 of 2025
Anti-discrimination statutes: Egyptian Labour Law No. 14 of 2025, Article 5 (primary); Articles 53, 165
Local language source: English only

Where this came from

Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. High confidence. Result of that check: Corrected.

Notes: Constitutional protections exist but specific article numbers not found in sources. Labor law reformed but exact statute name and date not available in English sources.

Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this