- Mansour el-Essawy
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Mansour el-Essawi Minister of Interior of Egypt Incumbent Assumed office
5 March 2011President Hussein Tantawi (Acting) Preceded by Mahmoud Wagdy Personal details Born September 18, 1937
General Mansour el-Essawi (Arabic: منصور العيسوى, IPA: [mɑnˈsˤuːɾ elˈʕesæwi]) is an Egyptian politician, the current Minister of the Interior. He was appointed by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on 5 March 2011.[1]
General el-Essawi is born in the Qena Governorate on 18 September 1937. He is licensed in law (LL.B.) with a Diploma in police science from The Egyptian Police College in 1959. In 1973, he was granted a Diploma from Arabic Studies and Research Institute of the Arab League. He joined Cairo Police after graduation[2].
On 1/7/1983, he worked as a police inspector in The General Administration of Inspection and Censorship, and then became The Under Secretary of the same administration on 2/8/1986. He was assigned Director General of Police of Giza on 25/10/1988. Later on 2/8/1991 he was assigned Assistant Minister of Interior for Northern Upper Egypt Zone. On 2/8/1992 he was assigned as Assistant Minister of Interior for Central Upper Egypt Zone.
On 29/10/1995 he was assigned Assistant Minister of Interior, Director General of Police of Cairo, and was committed to be in charge of the tasks of The First Assistant Minister of Interior for Central Zone.
On 16/1/1996, he was appointed as a Governor of El-Menya Governorate.
On 1988, he was awarded the Order of Excellence of the first class. And he participated in several local and International security conferences.
The state news agency MENA quoted Essawy as saying his priorities included reinforcing security across Egypt.[3] Egyptian media reports said Essawy was previously the first deputy minister of security of Cairo and Giza governorates and an ex-governor of Minya Governorate. He was reported to be popular for his efforts to curb corruption.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Egypt appoints post-Mubarak interior minister, Reuters Africa, 5 March 2011
- ^ http://www.moiegypt.gov.eg/English/AboutMOI/MinisterProfile/MinisterProfile.htm
- ^ Egypt appoints post-Mubarak interior minister, Reuters Africa, 5 March 2011
- ^ Egypt appoints post-Mubarak interior minister: MENA, Reuters Africa, 6 March 2010
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Political offices Preceded by
Mahmoud WagdyMinister of Interior
2011–presentIncumbent 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. Lists of Egyptian MinistersCurrent Ministries Prime Minister · Agriculture and Land Reclamation · Awqaf · Civil Aviation · Communications and Information Technology · Culture · Defence and Military Production · Education · Electricity and Energy · Finance · Foreign Affairs · Health · Housing, Utilities and Urban Development · Interior · Justice · Manpower and Migration · Petroleum and Metallurgical Wealth · Planning and International Cooperation · Scientific Research, Science and Technology · Social Solidarity and Justice · Tourism · Trade and Industry · Transportation · Water Resources and IrrigationMinistries of State Environmental Affairs · Local Development · Military ProductionMinister of State Antiquities AffairsCategories:- Living people
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