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Ministry of Interior (Saudi Arabia)

{{Short description|Government ministry of Saudi Arabia}}

{{use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}

{{Infobox government agency

| agency_name = Ministry of internal affairs

| type = Agency

| logo = Flag of the Ministry of Interior of Saudi Arabia.svg

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| logo_caption = Official flag used by the Ministry of Interior

| seal = Saudi Ministry of Interior Logo.svg

| seal_width = 175px

| seal_caption = Official logo used by the Ministry of Interior

| formed = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|1926|1|08}}

| preceding1 =

| dissolved =

| superseding =

| jurisdiction = Government of Saudi Arabia

| headquarters = Ministry of Interior building, Al Olaya, Riyadh 11543, Saudi Arabia

| motto = A homeland we don't protect, we don't deserve to live in

| employees = 5000{{cite web|title=Ministry of Interior Company Profile|url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.ministry_of_interior.html|work=Ministry of Interior Company Profile}}

| budget =

| chief1_name = Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Saud

| chief1_position =

| child1_agency =

| image = Ministry of Interior (Saudi Arabia).jpg

| image_caption = Ministry of Interior Headquarters, 2007

| website = {{URL|https://www.moi.gov.sa/wps/portal/Home/Home/|moi.gov.sa}}

}}

The Ministry of Interior (MoI; Arabic: وزارة الداخلية) is one of the governmental bodies of Saudi Arabia responsible for national security, naturalization, immigration, and customs in Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1926 by King Abdulaziz, but the organization was reformed in 1951 when the combined ministerial body covering financial and interior affairs were separated.{{cite book |author=James Wynbrandt |title=A Brief History of Saudi Arabia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=99M0zoSqsF0C&pg=PA206 |access-date=28 September 2013 |date=1 January 2004 |publisher=Infobase Publishing |isbn=978-1-4381-0830-8 |pages=206}}{{cite journal |last=Hertog |first=Steffen |title=Shaping the Saudi state: Human agency's shifting role in the rentier state formation |url=http://dro.dur.ac.uk/4561/1/4561.pdf?DDD35+dgi4lh |journal=International Journal of Middle East Studies |year=2007 |volume=39 |pages=539–563 |doi=10.1017/S0020743807071073 |access-date=17 April 2012}} The current minister of interior, Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Saud, has been in office since 21 June 2017.{{cite web|title=PROFILE: New Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/features/2017/06/21/PROFILE-The-new-Saudi-Interior-Minister.html|work=Al Arabiya}}

History

The Ministry of Interior was created in 1926 by King Abdulaziz as a solution to end political unrest, tribal conflicts, and statelessness caused by the absence of a powerful central government. The goal of the organization is to serve the citizens and residents of Saudi Arabia, achieving security, stability, and tranquility.

Objectives and Responsibilities

The minister of interior has several objectives and the ministry's mission is summarized as follows:

  • Achieve security and stability Kingdom-wide, provide tranquility and safety for the citizens and fight against all means of crime to ensure the safety of Saudi society and its development.
  • Ensure safety of Pilgrims in order to perform their rituals safely.
  • Reinforce security relationships with neighboring Arab countries and cooperate with the Countries of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), to maintain safety in the Kingdom and abroad, control crime and drug smuggling, exchange security information, organize citizenship regulations and systems and other miscellaneous issues.
  • Reinforce security cooperation with Arab countries to protect cultural possessions and achievements, support internal and external security, control crime, terrorism and drug smuggling and develop Arab security institutions.{{cite web|title=MOI Objectives and Responsibilities (Lay your cursor on "About MOI" then click "MOI Objectives and Responsibilities" in order to access.)|url=https://www.moi.gov.sa/wps/portal/}}

Divisions of Internal Security

The history and formation of the MOI and its various sectors passed through phases of administrative development and organization. The ministry consists of the following child agencies:

  • MOI Agency for Security Capabilities
  • National Information Center
  • Development Projects Center
  • General Directorate of the Mujahideen
  • High Commission for Industrial Security
  • General Directorate of Passports
  • King Fahad Security College
  • General Directorate of Prisons
  • National Center for Security Operations
  • Saudi National Central Bureau of INTERPOL
  • General Department of Medical Services
  • Special Forces for Security and Protection{{cite web|title=Background of the Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Lay your cursor on "About MOI" then click "Background" in order to access.) |url=https://www.moi.gov.sa/wps/portal/Home/Home/!ut/p/z1/hY67DoJAEEW_xYKWGd5gt6FYUBKDxojbmCWusIpAFpT49xK1Mj6mu3PPmQwwyIDV_CoL3sum5tWYt8zdBSkNo8g259QgLpLYMxcYOwaNTdj8A9hY45chOPrsgYSURLaXIPoJdTAm0XoZpJaFxHoBP26suIIZsKJq8ufLpM4tvwCmxEEoofSLGtdl37fdVEMNRa0P8iRbsZdcb1Sh4SepbLoesncW2nOGR5vlt4FM7rzRMek!/dz/d5/L0lHSkovd0RNQUZrQUVnQSEhLzROVkUvZW4!/}}

List of ministers

File:King Faisal bin Abdulaziz.jpg, the first Minister of Interior.|200px]]

File:عبدالعزيز بن سعود بن نايف بن عبدالعزيز.jpg, the incumbent Minister of Interior]]

Aircraft inventory

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! style="text-align: left;"|Aircraft

! style="text-align: left;"|Type

! style="text-align: left;"|Versions

! style="text-align: left;"|In service

! style="text-align: left;"|Notes

Sikorsky S-70

| Utility/transport helicopter

| S-70i

| 3{{cite web |url=http://www.helis.com/database/modelorg/1598/ |title=S-70i Black Hawk in Ministry of Interior }}

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Sikorsky S-92

| Utility/transport helicopter

| S-92

| 17

| Some are armed with machine guns

Sikorsky S-434

| Training helicopter

| S-434

| 9

| Used for training

Kawasaki-Vertol 107

| Utility

| KV-107IIA-SM-1

| 7

| Used for firefighting

Kawasaki-Vertol 107

| Utility/transport

| KV-107IIA-SM-2

| 4

| Aeromedical and rescue helicopter

Kawasaki-Vertol 107

| Transport

| KV-107IIA-SM-3

| 2

| VIP transport

Kawasaki-Vertol 107

| Utility/transport

| KV-107IIA-SM-4

| 3

| Air ambulance

EADS CASA C-295

| Transport

| C-295W

| 4{{cite web|title=Saudi Arabia orders four Airbus C295W aircraft|url=https://airbusdefenceandspace.com/newsroom/news-and-features/saudi-arabia-orders-four-airbus-c295w-aircraft/|website=airbusdefenceandspace|date=16 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924005022/https://airbusdefenceandspace.com/newsroom/news-and-features/saudi-arabia-orders-four-airbus-c295w-aircraft/|archive-date=24 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}

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See also

References

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