Zaki Badr (Arabic: زكي بدر; 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.
[2] He confronted nearly all groups in the society in order to achieve the regime's goal of eliminating Islamist militant entities in Egypt.
[11] Badr also toughly struggled against drug trafficking, black market currency speculation and extremism during his term.
[2] On the other hand, human rights activists in Egypt criticized him for the violations of civil liberties,[12] since his brutal policies were experienced everywhere in the country, including the universities.
[14] Badr was sacked by the President Hosni Mubarak on 12 January 1990[2] and replaced by Abdul Halim Moussa in the post.
[18] During his term as interior minister on 16 December 1989, Badr became the target of an assassination attempt when a Suzuki pickup truck loaded with gunpowder exploded in a Cairo suburb seconds before his motorcade was to pass.