Habib Ibrahim El-Adly(Arabic:حبيب إبراهيم العادلي,pronounced[ħæˈbiːbebɾɑˈhiːmelˈʕædli];born 1 March 1938)[1]is a former Egyptian politician. He served as interior minister ofEgyptfrom November 1997 to January 2011. He was the longest serving interior minister under PresidentHosni Mubarak.[2]
Habib El-Adly | |
|---|---|
حبيب العادلي | |
| Minister of Interior of Egypt | |
| In office 18 November 1997 – 31 January 2011 | |
| President | Hosni Mubarak |
| Preceded by | Hassan Al Alfi |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Wagdy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Habib Ibrahim El-Adly 1 March 1938 Sharqiya Governorate,Egypt |
| Political party | National Democratic Party |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Egypt |
| Service | Ministry of Interior (Egypt) |
| Years of service | 1959–1997 |
| Rank |  |
| Unit | Egyptian police |
| Commands | Imbaba Police Station Zamalek Police Circle Nasr City Police District 2nd CSF Brigade Qalyoubia Police Directorate Cairo Police Department of Personnel, Training and Education |
| Other work | Politician |
Following the2011 Egyptian revolution,Adly was convicted ofcorruptionand conspiring to kill protestors and was sentenced to life in prison. This conviction was later dropped.
Early life and education
editEl-Adly was born in 1938.[3]He graduated from the police academy in 1959.
Career
editIn 1965, Adly joined theState Security Investigations Service.After working at various investigation departments, he was employed at the foreign ministry from 1982 to 1984. He then investigated state security matters, and became assistant interior minister in 1993. He replacedGeneral Hassan Al Alfias interior minister following theNovember 1997 Luxor massacre.[4]Adly was one of the most significant figures who supportedMubarakduring his reign.[5]
Adly served as interior minister in two different cabinets.[5]He was replaced byMahmoud Wagdyon 31 January 2011 as part of a cabinet reshuffle aimed at appeasing the mass protests during2011 Egyptian revolution.[6][7]
Post-revolution
editDuring the uprising, the Egyptian attorney general announced Adly had been given a travel ban.[8]FollowingMubarak'sresignation, Adly and two other former ministers were arrested on corruption charges.[9]His assets were ordered frozen by a court order.[10]Adly is estimated to have amassed a fortune of 1.2 billion US dollars.[11]He pleaded not guilty to corruption charges on 5 March 2011, answering questions by the judge on whether he had illegally profited from his government position or laundered money by saying "that did not happen."[12]On 5 May 2011, Adly was found guilty offraudandmoney launderingand sentenced to 12 years in prison.[13]In June 2012, Adly, along with deposed PresidentHosni Mubarak,was found guilty of conspiring to kill protestors during the uprising and was sentenced to life in prison in May 2012.[14]In March 2013, the conviction for fraud and money laundering was overturned by theCourt of Cassationand a retrial was requested.[15]
On retrial, Adly was acquitted on all charges relating to complicity in the killing of protesters as well as using political influence for private gain.[16]and was released from detention in March, 2015.[17][18]
In April 2017, he was sentenced to 7 years in prison, based on charges of embezzling about $122 million.[19]In May 2018, the Cairo Court of Appeal began the retrial of former interior minister Adly and a number of other ministers. Together they are charged withsiphoning off public fundsfrom the ministry in an amount exceeding LE 2 billion in the period between 2000 and 2011.[20]
In May 2019, Egyptian authorities unfrozen his assets, after he had been acquitted on all corruption-related charges.[19]
References
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- ^Ahmad Zaki Osman (24 January 2011)."Egypt's police: From liberators to oppressors".Egypt Independent.Retrieved6 September2013.
- ^"Who's Who".Connected in Cairo.10 September 2011.Retrieved5 October2014.
- ^"Shake-Up in Cairo Follows Tourists' Killings".The New York Times.20 November 1997.
- ^abRana Muhammad Taha; Hend Kortam; Nouran El Behairy (11 February 2013)."The Rise and fall of Mubarak".Daily News Egypt.Retrieved5 March2013.
- ^"Mubarak swears in new cabinet".Al Jazeera.31 January 2011.
- ^Sharp, Jeremy M. (11 February 2011)."Egypt: The January 25 Revolution and Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy"(PDF).CRS Report for Congress.Retrieved5 March2013.
- ^Egypt bans ex-ministers from travelAl Jazeera.3 February 2011
- ^Egypt after Mubarak: Three ex-ministers arrestedBBC News.17 February 2011
- ^David Finnan:Cairo court orders former Interior Minister Adly's assets seizedRadio France Internationale 17 February 2011
- ^"Hosni Mubarak's estimated $70 billion fortune makes him richer than Carlos Slim and Bill Gates".The Sydney Morning Herald.14 February 2011.
- ^MacFarquhar, Neil. Stack, Liam.Ex-Security Chief Hauled to Court as Egyptians Storm His CompoundThe New York Times,5 March 2011.
- ^Egypt ex-minister Habib al-Adly jailed for 12 yearsBBC News. 5 May 2011
- ^Mubarak receives life term for protest deathsAl Jazeera2 June 2012
- ^"Graft trial of Mubarak-era interior minister El-Adly adjourned".Ahram Online.10 June 2013.Retrieved24 July2013.
- ^نت, العربية (19 March 2015)."براءة العادلي وزير داخلية مبارك وإخلاء سبيله الاثنين".العربية نت.
- ^نت, العربية (25 March 2015)."مصر.. إخلاء سبيل حبيب العادلي وزير داخلية مبارك".العربية نت.
- ^Mubarak-era interior minister Habib El-Adly released25 March 2015.Ahram.
- ^ab"Egypt unfreezes assets of Mubarak-era interior minister".France 24. 26 May 2019.
- ^"Retrial of former interior minister to kick off May 5".EgyptToday.2 May 2018.