Abdelkarim Darwish
Abdelkarim Darwish (7 April 1926 – 15 December 2011) was a Major General of the police force, an academic scholar and writer, a professor and educator, an institutional leader, a minister, member of the senate and politician, businessperson and philanthropist.[1][2][3]
Abdelkarim Darwish established the Egyptian women's police force. In 1984, during his tenure as head of the Police Academy, a dedicated women’s unit was introduced as part of broader efforts to expand and modernise police structures.[4]
He served as President of the Egyptian Olympic Committee from 1985 to 1990, overseeing Egypt’s participation in international competitions during a transitional period. He led the Egyptian delegation at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, where Egypt participated in taekwondo at the Olympic level for the first time.[5]
Publications
- The Six-Hour War
- Principles of Public Administration (أصول الإدارة العامة)
- Harvest of the Years (حصاد السنين)
- Major General Dr Abdelkarim Darwish Memoirs: An Unextinguished Candle in the History of Egyptian Police (2023), published by the Al-Ahram Center for Translation and Publishing
References
- ↑ "شيخ الشرطة.. معلومات عن اللواء عبد الكريم درويش بعد تكريم الرئيس السيسي". دار الهلال (in Arabic). 23 January 2023.
- ↑ "Laila Takla - Articles". Al-Ahram.
- ↑ "Van Gogh painting stolen from Cairo museum". The Guardian. 21 August 2010.
- ↑ Mustafa Suleiman (26 September 2012). "Female cops maintain law and order in post-revolution Egypt". Al Arabiya. Cairo.
- ↑ "Egyptian Olympic Committee". Egyptian Olympic Committee.