{"id":131,"date":"2020-05-06T15:04:56","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T15:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/35.208.126.208\/~gibraltarsc\/?page_id=131"},"modified":"2026-10-06T10:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T10:24:21","slug":"gamal-abdel-hafiz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beyondvision.biz\/gibraltars\/gamal-abdel-hafiz\/","title":{"rendered":"GAMAL ABDEL-HAFIZ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/beyondvision.biz\/gibraltars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/thumbnail_gamals-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beyondvision.biz\/gibraltars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/thumbnail_gamals-photo.jpg 240w, https:\/\/beyondvision.biz\/gibraltars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/thumbnail_gamals-photo-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>Gamal Abdel-Hafiz<\/h2>\n<h3>Employment<\/h3>\n<p>Special Agent of the FBI- Dallas Division<\/p>\n<p>\t\tSpecialized in international terrorism investigations and Human Source development<\/p>\n<p>July 2006 &#8211; October 2015<\/p>\n<p>Special Agent of the FBI- Dallas Division<\/p>\n<p>Counter Terrorism\/Persian section<\/p>\n<p>January 2005 \u2013 July 2006<\/p>\n<p>Special Agent of the FBI- Dallas Division<\/p>\n<p>\t\tHealthcare Fraud InvestigationsMarch 2004 \u2013 January 2005\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Supervisory Special Agent \u2013 FBI Headquarters<\/p>\n<p>\t\tOffice of International OperationsMarch 2003 \u2013 March 2004\t\t<\/p>\n<p>FBI Assistant Legal Attach\u00e9 \u2013 U.S. Embassy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n<p>February 2001 \u2013 March 2003<\/p>\n<p>Special Agent of the FBI- Dallas Division<\/p>\n<p>International Terrorism<\/p>\n<p>February 1996 \u2013 February 2001<\/p>\n<p>FBI Academy \u2013 Quantico Virginia<\/p>\n<p>\t\tSuccessful completion of the FBI Special Agent trainingOctober 1995 \u2013 February 1996\t\t<\/p>\n<p>FBI Arabic Language Specialist<\/p>\n<p>\t\tJanuary 1994 \u2013 October 1995\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Southland Corporation \u2013 Dallas, Texas<\/p>\n<p>\t\tField Manager\/SupervisorMarch 1988 \u2013 December 1993\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Zip Hi Tech Printing \u2013 Dallas, Texas<\/p>\n<p>\t\tOwner\/operatorDecember 1984 \u2013 March 1988\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Egyptian Military<\/p>\n<p>\t\tCompleted Compulsory Military Service \u2013 EgyptOctober 1982 \u2013 April 1984\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>Education<\/h3>\n<p>National Security and Decision Making Master Degree program with the United States Naval War College<\/p>\n<p>September 2007 \u2013 May 2008<\/p>\n<p>FBI Academy<\/p>\n<p>October 2015 &#8211; February 2016\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FBI Academy<\/p>\n<p>October 2015 &#8211; February 2016\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Awards<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFBI Director\u2019s award for contribution during the trial of Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman et al \u2013 New York City, New York\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnited States Attorney\u2019s award for translation excellence during the trial of Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman et al &#8211; New York City, New York\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecognition for leadership role in the investigation of the explosion of the Khobar Towers \u2013 Dammam, Saudi Arabia\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAward for participation in the Sour Gas investigation \u2013 Texas, USA\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAward for leadership role during the East Africa American Embassies terrorist attacks &#8211; Tanzania\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecognition letter from both Special Agents in Charge of the Dallas Division and the Buffalo Division for successfully obtaining breakthrough confession that resolved the Lackawanna Six Sleeper Cell case \u2013 Lackawanna, New York\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecognition Certificate for participating in the Command Post during the London Subway attacks \u2013 Dallas Division\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntelligence gathering award\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInformers recruitment award\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLetter of recognition from Southern Methodist University (SMU) for providing Active Shooter training to members of the faculty and administration\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAward from King Hussain of Jordan for efforts in providing training for the Jordanian Police and Military\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAward from Prince Naif Bin Abdulaziz, Interior Minister of Saudi Arabia, for joint investigations with the Saudi Intelligence\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAward from the Brazilian Police for providing Interviewing and Interrogation training to the Brazilian Police\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAward from the Jordanian Intelligence Service for participating in joint Counter Terrorism training\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAward for participating in the investigation of Husam Somadi case \u2013 Down Town Dallas, Texas\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAward for participating and advising investigators during the investigation of Khaled Aldowsary \u2013 Lubbock, Texas\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Specialized Expertise<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCertified FBI Adjunct Faculty with emphasis on Middle East and Islamic culture\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSource recruitment\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCrisis\/Hostage negotiation\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInternational Counter Terrorism\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInternational Police training\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExcellent knowledge of Middle Eastern culture\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCertified FBI Undercover Special Agent\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCertified FBI Human Intelligence Collector\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCertified FBI Interrogator of High Value detainees\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDesigned the framework of the FBI Counter Violent Extremists program at FBI Headquarters\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFluency in Arabic and English languages\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCertified expert witness in Arabic\/English translation in United States Federal Courts\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCertified International Terrorism witness in United States Federal Courts\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As an FBI Special Agent specializing in international terrorism, I maintain Top Secret and Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearances<\/p>\n<p>Testified in numerous federal trials for the U.S government as an FBI Agent and FBI Language Specialist in Arabic language translation and analysis<\/p>\n<p>Coordinated investigative efforts in Yemen during the investigation of the bombing attack on the USS Cole; November 2000 \u2013 February 2003<\/p>\n<p>Coordinated investigative efforts in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain with numerous U.S. federal agencies during the investigation of the 9\/11\/2001 attacks; September 2001 \u2013 February 2003<\/p>\n<p>Interrogated a terrorism suspect in Bahrain and secured his confession, leading to the dismantlement of the first Al-Qaeda sleeper cell in the United States; September 2002<\/p>\n<p>Interrogated the primary suspect of the terrorist attack on the USS Cole in Yemen and obtained his confession, leading to the arrest of fourteen co-conspirators; January 2001<\/p>\n<p>Hostage Negotiator, FBI; 1999 \u2013 present<\/p>\n<p>Equal Employment Opportunity investigator, FBI; 1999<\/p>\n<p>Designated by former FBI Director, Louis Freeh, as FBI Liaison officer in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during the investigation of Al-Khobar towers bombing; October 1996 \u2013 February 1997<\/p>\n<p>Certified FBI Adjunct Faculty Instructor<\/p>\n<p>Campus Liaison Agent from 2008-2015<\/p>\n<h3>Media and Community Relations Experience<\/h3>\n<p>Featured in a TV program by an ABC affiliate in Dallas, TX regarding the relationship between the FBI and the Muslim community in North Texas; January 2008<\/p>\n<p>Interviewed by National Public Radio regarding FBI\u2019s recruitment efforts within the Arab\/Muslim community; January 2008<\/p>\n<p>Member of the FBI\u2019s Middle Eastern recruitment committee. This committee manages recruitment initiatives for the FBI; 2007 \u2013 present<\/p>\n<p>Presented lecture on the current state of International Terrorism at the University of Texas in Denton; November 2007<\/p>\n<p>Featured in a TV commercial, with other FBI employees, that aired for thirty-five days on an Arab satellite TV station; September \u2013 October of 2007<\/p>\n<p>Guest of a quarterly forum held by the Muslim community in North Texas where other law enforcement and members of the judiciary are in attendance to address the relationship between the Arab\/Muslim community and law enforcement; 2006 \u2013 present<\/p>\n<p>Presented the FBI Special Agent position as a career to Arab\/Muslim youth in North Texas during several community gatherings; 2005 \u2013 present.<\/p>\n<p>Featured in a Front Line TV program about the Lackawanna Six terrorism case in which I interrogated a subject in Bahrain and obtained his confession. This confession was used to arrest the remaining five subjects; October 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Managed the Outreach program between the FBI and the Arab\/Muslim community in North Texas; June 1997 \u2013 February 2001<\/p>\n<p>Presented lecture to FBI employees in Raleigh, North Carolina about Arab culture and informant development; March 1999<\/p>\n<p>Presented lectures on Islam and the history of the Middle East to FBI employees and Joint Terrorism Task Force officers, Dallas FBI; February 1998, October 1997<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gamal Abdel-Hafiz Employment Special Agent of the FBI- Dallas Division Specialized in international terrorism investigations and Human Source development July 2006 &#8211; October 2015 Special Agent of the FBI- Dallas Division Counter Terrorism\/Persian section January 2005 \u2013 July 2006 Special Agent of the FBI- Dallas Division Healthcare Fraud InvestigationsMarch 2004 \u2013 January 2005 Supervisory Special [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"gamal-abdel-hafiz-templete.php","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-131","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyondvision.biz\/gibraltars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyondvision.biz\/gibraltars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyondvision.biz\/gibraltars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyondvision.biz\/gibraltars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beyondvision.biz\/gibraltars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/beyondvision.biz\/gibraltars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":405,"href":"https:\/\/beyondvision.biz\/gibraltars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131\/revisions\/405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beyondvision.biz\/gibraltars\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}