The National Democratic Party (NDP) was established in 1978 by late president Anwar Al-Sadat who headed the party till 1981.
After Sadat's death, the party has been chaired by President Hosni Mubarak.

Goals
The National Democratic Party is working to guarantee basic freedoms of the Egyptian citizens and ensure social peace, the national unity, social justice and supremacy of law.
The Party is working to win a majority in the legislative election to guarantee the implementation of its platform and policies.

NDP Principles
• The party is committed to the principle of citizenship as a basis for total equality of rights and obligations for all Egyptians.

• The Party embraces the centrality of the Egyptian national identity and Egypt's civilizational affiliation with both the Arab and Islamic nations.

• The Party seeks to ensure the respect of basic rights for all citizens and affirms the importance of continuing the process of democratization through respect for the rule of law, the constitution, and the protection of civil liberties. It also affirms the principles of transparency and accountability, freedom of the press and encouragement of political participation at all levels.

• The Party believes in the role of the State in creating the appropriate atmosphere for the development process and achieving equilibrium of interests between the individual and the community.

• The Party believes in the importance of the role of the private sector in attaining economic development.

• The Party believes in the importance of the role of civil society institutions and non-governmental organizations in the development process.

• The party seeks to enhance the role of youth and women in the in public life.

• The Party believes in the importance of positive interaction with the world as a whole to achieve Egypt's national interest and attain the targeted development rates.
NDP membership
• The Party has 1.9 million members.

NDP & presidential elections
• The Party nominated President Hosni Mubarak to run for Egypt's first multi-candidate presidential elections. Mubarak got 6,316,784 votes with 88.5% of the registered voters.

NDP & legislative elections
• The Party fielded 444 candidates for the 2005 legislative elections. The NDP and affiliated independents won 320 seats of the 444-member People's Assembly.

• The Party fielded 448 candidates for the 2000 legislative elections. Some 1780 NDP members ran for the polls as candidates.

• 9th General NDP Congress
• NDP Elections
• Fourth Annual NDP Congress