Mahmoud Wagdy (, born 23 March 1948) is an
Egyptian
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politician and a former
minister of interior
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Early life and education
Wagdy was born in 1948.
He graduated from the Police Academy 1968.
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Career
Wagdy was the head of Cairo
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criminal investigations department and the head of prisons. He was appointed interior minister by President Hosni Mubarak
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Before he entered politics, Mubarak was a career officer in ...
on 31 January 2011, replacing Habib al-Adly
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.Mansour el-Essawy
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Early l ...
on 5 March 2011.Egypt appoints post-Mubarak interior minister
''Reuters
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'' Africa, 5 March 2011
References
1948 births
Living people
People from Beheira Governorate
Interior Ministers of Egypt
People of the Egyptian revolution of 2011
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