After his graduation, Ismail joined the general security service of
Egypt in 1952. In 1971, he was appointed director of
Mamdouh Salim's office, who is one of the former prime ministers and interior ministers. He was replaced by
Hassan Abu Basha, who was his senior aide at the interior ministry, in the post. The
Survivors of Hell group was the perpetrator of the attack. Some members of the group were arrested in August 1987. ==Death==