The Ministry of Interior of Egypt is a part of the Cabinet of Egypt. It is responsible for law enforcement in Egypt.
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1857[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Egypt |
| Headquarters | New Cairo, Cairo Governorate |
| Employees | ~ 2 million |
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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
External links
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