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Medhat Kamal Gaafar is a seasoned security professional with extensive experience in international relations, research, and project management. He has worked with various organizations, including the United Nations, as a Security Officer, Area Security Adviser, and Head of Security. Medhat holds a Master's degree in Information Systems Management and a Bachelor's degree in Law and Police Sciences. He is certified in SAPP, Trauma Bag and IFAK, and the UNDSS Security Certification Program.

Credentials

  • SAPP
    UNDSS
    Oct, 2017
    - Apr, 2026
  • Trauma Bag and IFAK Train of Trainer (ToT) Certificate
    UNDSS
    Oct, 2017
    - Apr, 2026
  • UNDSS Security Certification Program
    UNDSS
    Jul, 2010
    - Apr, 2026

Experience

    • United States
    • Security and Investigations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Area Security Adviser, Abuja and the Federal Capital Territory
      • Oct 2022 - Present

    • Deputy Security Adviser
      • Feb 2020 - Oct 2022

    • Security Trainer
      • Apr 2018 - Feb 2020

      As a certified Security Trainer, I provide several trainings to UN and INGO personnel. Training include; Safe and Secure Approaches to Field Environments (SSAFE), Security Certification Programme (SCP), Local Security Assistance (LSA), Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK), and Emergency Trauma Bag (ETB).

    • Operations Officer
      • Nov 2017 - Feb 2020

    • Head Of Security
      • Jul 2017 - Nov 2017
      • Amman Governorate, Jordan

      Head of Security for Amman Office, the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary General to Yemen

    • United States
    • International Affairs
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • UN Security Officer, Head of Security Planning Unit
      • Nov 2015 - Jul 2017

      Planning and supervising the implementation of security and safety plans aiming at allowing UN staff to operate in the Central African Republic.

    • UN Security Officer, Chief SIOC
      • May 2015 - Nov 2015

      My duties included all tasks aiming at enhancing the security and safety of UN staff, premises, and operations in the country.

    • UN Security Officer
      • Oct 2012 - May 2015
      • Tripoli, Libya

      As a UN Security Officer, I held several posts within the Security Information and Operation Center (SIOC), which is one of the units of the integrated security structure between UNDSS and UNSMIL.My roles included the head of Security Liaison Unit, Operations and SIOC officer.

    • Police Officer
      • Jul 2011 - Oct 2012
      • Cairo, Egypt

      Worked for the Operations Center at one of the Egyptian Police departments.

    • UN Security Officer
      • Apr 2010 - Jul 2011
      • Khartoum, Sudan

      I was appointed as a Security Officer at the Premises Security and Compliance Unit, which is one of the units of the integrated security structure between UNDSS and UNMIS in Sudan.

    • Police Officer
      • Oct 2002 - Apr 2010
      • Cairo, Egypt

      I Served with the Egyptian police in several police stations and departments.During that period, I was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.

    • UNPOL Trainer
      • Aug 2001 - Oct 2002
      • Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

      As a member of the Egyptian UNPOL Contingent, I passed the qualifying exams for joining the mission's Internal Training and Support Section (ITSS) as an UNPOL trainer. My duties included conducting induction training for newly assigned UNPOL officers in addition to traveling to various countries and examine candidate contingents members.

    • Security and Safety Police Officer
      • May 1998 - Jul 2001
      • Cairo, Egypt

      I served as a member of the Security Section team at one of the Egyptian Police departments.My duties included all investigations as well as supervising the premises physical security measures.

    • UNPOL Officer
      • May 1997 - May 1998
      • Modrica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

      I was selected to be a member of the Egyptian IPTF contingent to the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH).My duties aimed at monitoring national authorities in the team's Area Of Responsibility (AOR) to insure their compliance to "Dayton Peace Agreement" and their unbiased practices towards inhabitants or passengers of different ethnicity.

    • Commissioned Police Officer
      • May 1991 - May 1997
      • Cairo, Egypt

      Served with the Egyptian police in the Special Operations department, which was responsible for conducting police operations when armed resistance was expected from the suspect targets.

Education

  • 2015 - 2017
    The University of Salford
    Master's degree, Information Systems Management
  • 2011 - 2012
    The American University in Cairo
    Post-Graduate Diploma, Crisis and Disaster Management
  • 2007 - 2008
    Cairo University
    Pre-Master's studies, Information Systems Security
  • 2005 - 2007
    Cairo University
    Post-Graduate Diploma, Information Systems Development
  • 1987 - 1991
    Police Officers College, Egyptian Police Academy
    Bachelor Degree in Law and Police Sciences, Law and law enforcement studies

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