The Ministry of Interior of Egypt is a part of the Cabinet of Egypt. It is responsible for law enforcement in Egypt.
 Logo of the Egyptian Ministry of Interior | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1857[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Egypt |
| Headquarters | New Cairo, Cairo Governorate |
| Employees | ~ 2 million |
| Agency executive |
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| Child agencies | |
| Website | [1] |
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 edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "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 edit
- Ministry of Interior official website (moiegypt.gov.eg/english/) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Ministry of the Interior (moi.gov.eg) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- View the Ministry of Interior during the January 25 Revolution in the University on the Square: Documenting Egypt's 21st Century Revolution digital collection.
- Egypt's Cabinet Database
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