Get To Know Egypt’s Minister of Interior

General Ahmed Gamal El Din, Egypt’s minister of interior, was born on November 11th, 1952 in Al Gharbiyah governorate. He graduated from the Police Academy in 1974 with a license in law and policing. His uncle, Abdel Ahad Gamal El Din, was a major member of the National Democratic Party under the Mubarak regime. Minister Gamal El-Din is married with three sons, Hossam (Police Officer), Abdullah (Engineer) and Marwan (Dentist).

His Career Life

 He began his career in Criminal Investigation Dept. in El-Fayoum Provincial Police H.Q., Northern Sinai Provincial Police H.Q. in 1975, and Southern Sinai Provincial Police H.Q. in1979. Later was responsible for social security in General Department of Juveniles crimes, then he was responsible for economic security in General Department of Electricity police in1982.

He worked in Qena Provincial Police H.Q. as a chief of Follow-up and Criminal Statistics Department in 1992.

Minister Gamal El-Din spent much of his career working in senior positions in police. He worked as criminal investigation inspector at the Public Security Sector in1993, then he was assigned as chief assistant of Public Security Sector in 2003, afterwards, deputy director of Criminal Investigation General Department in 2006.

He was appointed as the Director of Judicial sentences Enforcement Department in 2007, then Director of Southern Sinai Provincial Police H.Q. in 2009 and Director of Asyout Provincial Police H.Q. in 2010.

In 2011, he was nominated Asst. Minister for Public Security Sector.

In August 2012, he was sworn in office as Minister of Interior.

http://www.moiegypt.gov.eg/English/AboutMOI/MinisterProfile/MinisterProfile.htm

http://egyptelections.carnegieendowment.org/2012/09/05/general-ahmed-gamal-el-din