The Ministry of Interior of Egypt is a part of the Cabinet of Egypt. It is responsible for law enforcement in Egypt.

The Ministry of Interior directs the Central Security Forces, around 410,000 in 2012; the National Police, around 500,000; and the National Security Sector, around 200,000 strong.IISS Military Balance 2007, p. 223

The Egyptian Border Guard Corps were organised in border guard regiments totaling approximately 25,000 members.IISS 2017, p.375 They are a lightly armed paramilitary force, 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 and night-vision binoculars. High-speed motorboats are also in service. 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.

Headquarters On 27 April 2016, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi inaugurated the new headquarters of the ministry in New Cairo. The complex covers about .

Ministers Muhammad Tawfiq Nasim Pasha, November 1919 – May 1920 Isma'il Sidqi, 1922, and again from 1924 – 1925 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, 1971–1977 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 Mahmoud Wagdy, January 2011 – March 2011 Mansour el-Essawy, March 2011 – November 2011 Mohamed Youssef Ibrahim, December 2011 - August 2012 Ahmed Gamal El Din, August 2012 – January 2013 Mohamed Ibrahim Moustafa, January 2013 – March 2015Ethar Shalaby, Ten new ministers take oath in Cabinet reshuffle, Daily News Egypt, January 6, 2013. Magdy Abdel Ghaffar, March 2015 – June 2018 Mahmoud Tawfik, June 2018 – Present

See also

Cabinet of Egypt Egyptian police casualties since 2011 Egyptian National Identity Card

References

External links

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