Zaki Badr
| Zaki Badr | |
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| Minister of Interior | |
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In office 27 February 1986 – January 1990 |
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| Prime Minister | Atef Sedki |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Rushdi |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Halim Moussa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1926 Minya province |
| Died | 2 April 1997 (aged 71) The United States |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Children | Ahmed Zaki |
| Alma mater | Police Academy |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Major General |
Zaki Badr (Arabic: زكي بدر; b. 28 February 1926 – 2 April 1997) was an Egyptian major general and the former interior minister of Egypt who served in the post from 1986 to 1990 in the Sedki Cabinet. Badr had a confrontational approach during his term.
Badr was born in the Minya province of the southern Egypt on 28 February 1926. He graduated from police academy in 1946.
Badr began his career as a police officer in 1947. He served as the governor of Asyut in the Upper Egypt. He also served in the ministry of interior during the term of Nabawi Ismail, and was in charge of the central region of Minya. He was the key man in the Egyptian government's struggle against the underground extremists cells. He took strong measures on Asyut when extremists rioted in the city after Anwar Sadat's assassination in October 1981.
Badr was appointed interior minister on 27 February 1986, replacing Ahmed Rushdi in the post. Shortly after his appointment Badr fired or transferred hundreds of security officials from March to August 1986. He was the most disliked man in the cabinet due to his hardliner approach against Islamic "fundamentalist" movements. He confronted nearly all groups in the society in order to achieve the regime's goal of eliminating Islamist militant entities in Egypt.
Badr also toughly struggled against drug trafficking, black market currency speculation and extremism during his term. On the other hand, human rights activists in Egypt criticized him for the violations of civil liberties, since his brutal policies were experienced everywhere in the country, including the universities. Badr ordered the arrest for the relatives of the fugitive Islamic Group leaders. These people were tortured at Ain Shams police station and the state security intelligence department in Lazughli. This event was one of the triggers of the assassination attempt against Badr in 1989. However, Badr was a frequent and respectful guest at gatherings of Copts, who supported for his iron fist.
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