Hassan Al Alfi

Hassan Al Alfi
Minister of Interior
In office
18 April 1993 – 18 November 1997
Preceded by Abdul Halim Moussa
Succeeded by Habib Al Adli
Personal details
Nationality Egyptian

Hassan Al Alfi was a police major, governor and interior minister of Egypt. He served as interior minister from 1993 to 1997. He resigned from office following the Luxor massacre.

Career

Alfi was the governor of Asyut province until 18 April 1993.[1][2] He was appointed interior minister by President Hosni Mubarak to the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Atef Sedki on 18 April 1993, replacing Abdul Halim Moussa.[2][3] Alfi was not a member of Mubarak's party when he was appointed.[4] Alfi implemented heavy-handed security steps to crackdown the Islamist militants, reducing their hit-and-run attacks during his tenure.[5]

However, Alfi resigned from office on 18 November 1997 the day after more than 60 people were murdered by Gama'a al Islammiya in Luxor.[6][7][8] He was succeeded by Habib Al Adli as interior minister.[9][10]

Assassination

Alfi survived an assassination attempt in Cairo perpetrated allegedly by Islamist militants on 18 August 1993.[1][11] However, he was seriously injured in the attack which claimed the lives of at least four people, one of whom was his bodyguard.[1][12] Gama'a al Islammiya was the perpetrator of the attack.[13][14]

Controversy

Alfi was tried in Cairo's criminal court due to the allegations of corruption and abuse of power in 1998.[15] The claims were brought by the lawyers of Al Shaab newspaper, an Islamist-oriented daily.[15][16]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sami, Miriam (18 August 1993). "Gunmen wound Egypt's interior minister, kill 4". Deseret News. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ami Ayalon (1995). Middle East Contemporary Survey: 1993 - Vol. 17. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. Retrieved 14 October 2013. – via Questia (subscription required)
  3. ↑ "Mubarak dismisses interior minister". Ocala Star Banner (Cairo). 11 January 1993. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Mubarak fires interior minister". The Milwaukee Sentinel (Cairo). 19 April 1993. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Dawoud, Khaled (1–7 April 1999). "Light at the end of the tunnel?". Al Ahram Weekly 423. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Interior Minister quits after Egyptian massacre". BBC. 19 November 1997. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "November 1997". Rulers. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  8. ↑ Eric Rouleau (8 January 1998). "Egypt’s Islamists caught in a bind". Le Monde diplomatique. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  9. ↑ Rana Muhammad Taha; Hend Kortam; Nouran El Behairy (11 February 2013). "The Rise and fall of Mubarak". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  10. ↑ Ahmad Zaki Osman (24 January 2011). "Egypt's police: From liberators to oppressors". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "Egyptian Islamic Jihad". Encyclopedia of the Middle East. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  12. ↑ Ibrahim, Youssef M. (19 August 1993). "Egyptian militants blamed in attack on security chief". The New York Times. p. 1.
  13. ↑ Al Anani, Khalil (April 2009). "Jihadi Revisionism: Will It Save the World?" (PDF). Middle East Brief 35. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  14. ↑ Shaʾul Shai (2004). The Shahids: Islam and Suicide Attacks. Transaction Publishers. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-4128-3892-4. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 William A. Rugh (2004). The Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-275-98212-6. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  16. ↑ James J. Napoli (January–February 1998). "Egyptian Government Continues to Blame West for Ills After Luxor Massacre" (CAIRO COMMUNIQUE). Washington Report. pp. 47–48. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
Political offices
Preceded by
Abdul Halim Moussa		 Minister of Interior
1993 – 1997 		Succeeded by
Habib Al Adli