Ahmed Gamal El Din

Ahmed Gamal El Din (born 11 November 1952) is a retired police general and Egypt's former minister of interior. He served in the Qandil cabinet.

Early life and education El Din was born on 11 November 1952 in Gharbiya Province, Egypt. Abdel Ahad Gamal El Din, who was one of the major members of the National Democratic Party (NDP) during the Mubarak era, is his uncle.

El Din graduated from the Police Academy in 1974. He holds a license in law and policing. He was conscripted in the Army in 1971 in a mechanized infantry regiment and served in the 1973 War as a commander of a rifle platoon. After the war, he completed his education in the Police College and was commissioned as a lieutenant in 1974. He served in the Egyptian security services during the 1980s and 1990s. He is also the former director of the public security authority, responsible for gathering information. In 2011, he was named as deputy minister for general security and head of public security by former interior minister Mansour El Esawy and continued to serve at both posts during the tenure of Mohamed Ibrahim, the next interior minister.

El Din was appointed interior minister in August 2012, replacing Mohamed Ibrahim in the post. In addition to this, El Din established two divisions within the ministry: a human rights section headed by Major General Hussein Othman and a social communication sector headed by Major General Abu Bakr Abdel Karim.

Criticism The reshuffle in the interior ministry that was carried out by El Din in November 2012 led to objections.

Personal life El Din is married and has three sons: Hossam, who is a police officer, Abdullah, who is an engineer, and Marwan, who is a dentist.