Nick Kaldas
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Nick Kaldas APM |
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| Born | 1958 (age 58–59) Egypt |
| Police career | |
| Current status | Retired Deputy Commissioner |
| Department | New South Wales Police Force |
| Country | Australia |
| Years of service | 1981–2016 |
| Rank | 1998: Inspector 1999: Superintendent 2006: Assistant Commissioner 2007: Deputy Commissioner |
Naguib "Nick" Kaldas APM (born 1958) was an Australian police officer who as of November 2014[update] is a former deputy commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force. Though considered to be a possible future Commissioner, in March 2016 Kaldas announced his decision to leave the Police Force and now works for the United Nations.
Kaldas was born in Egypt in 1958 to Coptic Australian parents. The family emigrated to Australia in 1969.
In 1981 Kaldas graduated from the New South Wales Police Force's academy. He worked for more than ten years as a hostage negotiator.
While the head of the New South Wales homicide squad, Kaldas was responsible for a number of high-profile murder investigations, including the death of Samantha Knight, the murder of John Newman and the investigation into the murders committed by Sef Gonzales.
In 2004 Kaldas spent eight months in Iraq where he trained the local police.
In March 2009 Kaldas was seconded to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon investigating the 2005 assassination of Rafic Hariri. Kaldas chose not to renew his one-year contract in March 2010.
On 4 March 2016 Kaldas announced his decision to leave the Police Force. He was considered to be a possible future Police Commissioner.
There have been serious calls, notably by the NSW Opposition and crossbenchers, for Kaldas to be offered the job of NSW Commissioner of Police. This follows wide dissatisfaction with the current Commissioner Andrew Scipione and his protege Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn, particularly over the failures of the Lindt Cafe Siege.
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