Mansour el-Essawy
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General Mansour el-Essawi is an Egypt
ian politician, the current Minister of the Interior
. He was appointed by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf
on 5 March 2011.
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.
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. 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.
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian politician, the current Minister of the Interior
Ministry of Interior (Egypt)
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....
. He was appointed by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf
Essam Sharaf
Essam Abdel-Aziz Sharaf is an Egyptian academic who has been Prime Minister of Egypt since 3 March 2011. He served as Minister of Transportation from 2004 to 2005.-Early life and education:...
on 5 March 2011.
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.
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
Media of Egypt
The media of Egypt is highly influential in Egypt and in the Arab World, attributed to its large audience and increasing freedom from government control. Freedom of the media is guaranteed in the constitution, and the government is increasingly respecting this, however many laws still remain that...
quoted Essawy as saying his priorities included reinforcing security across Egypt. 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
Minya Governorate
Minya Governorate is one of the governorates of Upper Egypt. The name originates from the chief city of the governorate, originally known in Sahidic Coptic as Tmoone and in Bohairic as Thmonē , meaning “the residence”, in reference to a monastery formerly in the area...
. He was reported to be popular for his efforts to curb corruption.