Government ministry in Egypt
The Ministry of Interior of Egypt is a part of the Cabinet of Egypt . It is responsible for law enforcement in Egypt .
The Ministry of Interior directs the Central Security Forces , around 410,000 in 2012; the National Police, around 500,000; and the Egyptian Homeland security , around 200,000 strong.[ 2]
The Egyptian Border Guard Corps were organised in border guard regiments totaling approximately 25,000 members.[ 3] They are a lightly armed paramilitary force, mostly Bedouins , responsible for border surveillance, general peacekeeping, drug interdiction, and prevention of smuggling.[citation needed ] During the late 1980s, the force was equipped with remote sensors and night-vision binoculars.[citation needed ] High-speed motorboats are also in service.[ 4] The Border Guards were originally under the control of the Ministry of Defense, however control was almost immediately given to the Ministry of Interior after their creation.[citation needed ]
Headquarters
On 27 April 2016, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi inaugurated the new headquarters of the ministry in New Cairo . The complex covers about 52,000 square metres (560,000 sq ft).[ 5]
Ministers
Muhammad Tawfiq Nasim Pasha , November 1919 - May 1920[ 6]
Isma'il Sidqi , 1922, and again from 1924 - 1925[ 7]
Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed
Fouad Serageddin , 1950–1952
Zakaria Mohieddin , 1953–1962 (from 1958 to 1961 Central Minister of Interior for U.A.R. )
Zakaria Mohieddin , 1965–1966
Sharawi Gomaa , 1966–1971
Mamdouh Salem
Nabawi İsmail , 1977 – January 1982
Hassan Abu Basha , January 1982–July 1984
Ahmed Rushdi , 1984–February 1986
Zaki Badr , February 1986 - 1990
Abdul Halim Moussa , 1990 - 1993
Hassan Al Alfi , 1993 - 1997
Habib el-Adly , 1997 - January 2011[ 8]
Mahmoud Wagdy , January 2011 - March 2011
Mansour el-Essawy , March 2011 - November 2011[ 9]
Mohamed Youssef Ibrahim , December 2011 - August 2012[ 10]
Ahmed Gamal El Din , August 2012 - January 2013
Mohamed Ibrahim Moustafa , January 2013 – March 2015[ 11]
Magdy Abdel Ghaffar , March 2015 – June 2018
Mahmoud Tawfik , June 2018 – Present
See also
References
^ "Establishment of the Interior Ministry" . Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2012-09-02 .
^ IISS Military Balance 2007 , p. 223
^ IISS 2017, p.375
^ https://www.hamiltonjet.com/sites/default/files/applications/JB%20385%20-%20Egyptian%20Border%20Patrol.pdf [dead link ]
^ Youssef, Adham (27 April 2016). "Al-Sisi inaugurates new Ministry of Interior headquarters" . Daily News Egypt . Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016 .
^ "No. 32169" . The London Gazette . 21 December 1920. p. 12484.
^ Malak Badrawi (2014). Isma'il Sidqi, 1875-1950: Pragmatism and Vision in Twentieth Century Egypt . Routledge. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-136-78749-2 .
^ Rana Muhammad Taha; Hend Kortam; Nouran El Behairy (11 February 2013). "The Rise and fall of Mubarak" . Daily News Egypt . Retrieved 5 March 2013 .
^ El Madany, Sherine; Heinrich, Mark (March 5, 2011). "Egypt appoints post-Mubarak interior minister" . Reuters .
^ "Meet the ministers: A thumbnail guide" . Ahram Online. December 7, 2011.
^ Ethar Shalaby, Ten new ministers take oath in Cabinet reshuffle , Daily News Egypt , January 6, 2013.
External links
Ministry Agency Military and Intelligence Law Enforcement and Prison
Office Name Term Office Name Term
2011
2011
2011-March 2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2004
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
1996
2011
2011
2006
2005
2011
1999
2011
2011
2011
2005
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
† Remained from previous administration. Below blank line: Granted Cabinet-level rank although not automatically part of the Cabinet.