Habib El-Adly | |
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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 |
Habib Ibrahim El-Adly (Arabic: حبيب إبراهيم العادلي, pronounced [ħæˈbiːb ebɾɑˈhiːm elˈʕædli]; born 1 March 1938)[1] is a former Egyptian politician. He served as interior minister of Egypt from November 1997 to January 2011. He was the longest serving interior minister under President Hosni Mubarak.[2]
Following the 2011 Egyptian revolution, Adly was convicted of corruption and conspiring to kill protestors and was sentenced to life in prison. This conviction was later dropped.