Mohammed Amal El-Hajji, , known as Kamal El-Hajji, is a British Security Official and civil servant. From February 2016 to 2019 he was the

Serjeant at Arms of the House of Commons The Serjeant at Arms of the House of Commons is a parliamentary official responsible for order in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The office dates to 1415 and traditionally included responsibility for security. The role is now mainly ...

, replacing Lawrence Ward. He had formerly been the Head of Front of House and VIP Relations at the

Ministry of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

headquarters, based at

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Career

Since 2004, El-Hajji held a number of security and operational roles in the

Department for Constitutional Affairs The Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) was a United Kingdom government department. Its creation was announced on 12 June 2003; it took over the functions of the Lord Chancellor's Department. On 28 March 2007 it was announced that the ...

, and later the

. From 2010 to 2015, he worked as the Head of Front of House and VIP Relations at the Ministry of Justice headquarters at

in London. In 2015, El-Hajji was chosen by a panel of MPs headed by the

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, to replace Lawrence Ward, who had retired in September 2015, as the next

Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons The Serjeant at Arms of the House of Commons is a parliamentary official responsible for order in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The office dates to 1415 and traditionally included responsibility for security. The role is now mainly ...

Honours

In the

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, El-Hajji was awarded the

British Empire Medal The British Empire Medal (BEM; formerly British Empire Medal for Meritorious Service) is a British and Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth award for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Monarchy of the United Ki ...

(BEM) "for services to the Ministry of Justice"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hajji, Kamal Serjeants at arms of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Living people Moroccan emigrants to the United Kingdom Recipients of the British Empire Medal Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom 1950s births Year of birth missing (living people)