Habib el-Adly
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 |
| Party | National Democratic Party |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Egypt |
| Branch | Ministry of Interior (Egypt) |
| Service years | 1959–1997 |
| Rank | Major General |
| 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) 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.
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.