Mansour el-Essawy

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Mansour el-Essawi
Minister of Interior of Egypt
In office 5 March 2011 – 21 November 2011
President	Hussein Tantawi (Acting)
Preceded by	Mahmoud Wagdy
Succeeded by	Mohamed Youssef Ibrahim
Personal details
Born	(1937-09-18) 18 September 1937

Mansour el-Essawi (Arabic: منصور العيسوى‎, IPA: [mɑnˈsˤuːɾ elˈʕesæwi]) is an Egyptian politician and the former minister of interior. He was appointed by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on 5 March 2011.^[1]

Early life and education

El-Essawi was born in the Qena Governorate on 18 September 1937. He received a law degree and a diploma in police science from the Egyptian Police College in 1959. He joined the National Police in 1959 as a commissioned officer. In 1973, he was awarded a diploma by the Arabic Studies and Research Institute of the Arab League.

Career

On 1 July 1983, Essawy was appointed as a police inspector at the general administration of inspection and censorship, and then became the undersecretary of the same administration on 2 February 1986. He was appointed director general of police of Giza on 25 October 1988. On 2 August 1991, he was appointed assistant minister of interior for Northern Upper Egypt Zone. On 2 August 1992, he was appointed assistant minister of interior for Central Upper Egypt Zone.

On 29 October 1995, he was appointed assistant minister of interior, director general of police of Cairo, and was put in charge of the tasks of the first assistant minister of interior for Central Zone. On 16 January 1996, he was appointed governor of Minya Governorate.

The state news agency MENA quoted Essawy as saying his priorities included reinforcing security across Egypt.^[1] 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.^[1] He was appointed interior minister to the interim government led by Essam Sharaf on 5 March 2011, replacing Mahmoud Wagdi.^[2] Essawi's tenure lasted until November 2011 when he resigned from office.^[3]

Awards

In 1988, Essawy was awarded the Order of Excellence first class.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Egypt appoints post-Mubarak interior minister, Reuters Africa, 5 March 2011
↑ "Egypt PM appoints new key ministers". Al Jazeera. 6 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
↑ "Interior minister Mansour El Essawy resigned, Military council approved". Arab News Agency. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2013.

Political offices
Preceded by Mahmoud Wagdy	Minister of Interior 2011 – 2011	Succeeded by Mohamed Youssef Ibrahim

Cabinet of Essam Sharaf

Office	Name	Term	Office	Name	Term

Vice Prime Ministers Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs Ministry of Civil Aviation Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Ministry of Culture Ministry of Education and Higher Education Ministry of Electricity and Energy Ministry of State for the Environment Affairs Ministry of Finance Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Health and Population Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Development Governor - Central Bank of Egypt Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority	Yehia El-Gamal (resigned); Ali El Selmi Hazem Al Beblawi Ayman Farid Abu-Hadid Zahi Hawass^† Ibrahim Manna Magued Osman Emad Badr El-Din Mahmoud Abu Ghazy Ahmed Gamal Eddin Moussa Hassan Younes Maged George^† Samir Radwan Mohamed Kamel Amr Ashraf Hatem Mohamed Fathy El-Baradei Farouk Abd El Baky El Okdah Ahmed Ali Fadel^†	2011 2011 2011-March 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2004 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 1996	Ministry of Interior Ministry of Justice Ministry of State for Local Development Ministry of Manpower and Migration Ministry of State for Military Production Ministry of Petroleum and Metallurgical Wealth Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation Ministry of Religious Endowments (Awqaf) Ministry of Scientific Research, Science and Technology Ministry of Social Solidarity and Justice Ministry of Tourism Ministry of Trade and Industry Ministry of Transportation Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation Minister without portfolio; GID Chief Permanent Representative to the United Nations	Mansour el-Essawy Mohamed Abdel Aziz Ibrahim El-Gendy Mohsen El-Nomani Mohamed Hafez^† Ahmed Hassan El-Boraei Ahmed Al-Boraei^† Sayed Meshaal Mohamed Abdalla Mohamed Abdel Menim Ghorab^† Faiza Abou el-Naga Abd Alla Al-Husseni Ahmed Helal Amr Ezzat Salama Gouda Abdel Khalek^† Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour Samir El-Sayiad Atef Abdel Hamid Moustafa Hussien Ehsan Al-Atfy Murad Muwafi Maged A. Abdelaziz	2011 2011 2006 2005 2011 1999 2011 2011 2011 2005 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011

^† Remained from previous administration. Below blank line: Granted Cabinet-level rank although not automatically part of the Cabinet.

Persondata
Name	el-Essasi, Mansour
Alternative names
Short description	Egyptian politician, minister of interior
Date of birth	18 September 1937
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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