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The Ministry of Interior of Egypt is part of the Cabinet of Egypt. It is responsible for law enforcement in Egypt. The current minister is Mansour el-Essawy, appointed 5 March 2011.
The Ministry of the Interior directs the Central Security Forces, around 325,000 in 2007, and the Border Guard Forces, 12,000 in 2007.[1]
The Border Guard Forces are organised in 18 border guard regiments. The Border Guard Forces are a lightly armed paramilitary unit, mostly Bedouins, responsible for border surveillance, general peacekeeping, drug interdiction, and prevention of smuggling. During the late 1980s, the force was equipped with remote sensors, night-vision binoculars, communications vehicles, and high-speed motorboats. The Border Guard Forces apparently used to be under the Ministry of Defence, but at some point before 2007 were transferred to the Ministry of the Interior.
As of 30 January 2011, Egyptian protesters besieged the building of the Ministry of interior. The Army negotiated a settlement with the staff and protestors, whereby the Cairo staff leave the building peaceful while the army protects the building.[2]
See also
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References
- ^ IISS Military Balance 2007, p.223
- ^ http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/930658--protesters-stand-their-ground-as-tanks-roll-into-tahrir-square?bn=1
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Cabinet of Essam Sharaf OfficeNameTermOfficeNameTermVice Prime Minister Yehia El-Gamal (resigned) Ali El-Selmy (incumbent) 2011 Ministry of Interior Mansour el-Essawy 2011 Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ayman Farid Abu-Hadid 2011 Ministry of Justice Mohamed Abdel Aziz Ibrahim El-Gendy 2011 Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs Zahi Hawass† 2011-March 2011 Ministry of State for Local Development Mohsen El-Nomani Mohamed Hafez† 2006 Ministry of Civil Aviation Ibrahim Manna 2011 Ministry of Manpower and Migration Ahmed Hassan El-Boraei Ahmed Al-Boraei† 2005 Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Magued Osman 2011 Ministry of State for Military Production Sayed Meshaal 2011 Ministry of Culture Emad Badr El-Din Mahmoud Abu Ghazy 2011 Ministry of Petroleum and Metallurgical Wealth Mohamed Abdalla Mohamed Abdel Menim Ghorab† 1999 Ministry of Education and Higher Education Ahmed Gamal Eddin Moussa 2011 Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation Faiza Abu Naga 2011 Ministry of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younes 2011 Ministry of Religious Endowment (Awkaf) Abd Alla Al-Husseni Ahmed Helal 2011 Ministry of State for the Environment Affairs Maged George† 2004 Ministry of Scientific Research, Science and Technology Amr Ezzat Salama 2011 Ministry of Finance Samir Radwan 2011 Ministry of Social Solidarity and Justice Gouda Abdel Khalek† 2005 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Kamel Amr 2011 Ministry of Tourism Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour 2011 Ministry of Health and Population Ashraf Hatem 2011 Ministry of Trade and Industry Samir El-Sayiad 2011 Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Development Mohamed Fathy El-Baradei 2011 Ministry of Transportation Atef Abdel Hamid Moustafa 2011 () Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation Hussien Ehsan Al-Atfy 2011 Governor - Central Bank of Egypt Farouk Abd El Baky El Okdah 2011 Minister without portfolio; GID Chief Murad Muwafi 2011 Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Ahmed Ali Fadel† 1996 Permanent Representative to the United Nations Maged A. Abdelaziz 2011 †Remained from previous administration. Below solid line: Granted Cabinet-level rank although not automatically part of the Cabinet. 
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