Presidency of State Security

{{Short description|Saudi Arabian security agency}}

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| agency_name = Presidency of State Security (PSS)

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

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| formed = {{Start date and age|2017|7|20}}

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| jurisdiction = Government of Saudi Arabia

| headquarters = Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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| chief1_name = General officer Abdul Aziz bin Mohammed Al-Howairini

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Presidency of State Security ({{langx|ar|رئاسة أمن الدولة}}) is a Saudi Arabian security body created in 2017 by combining the counter-terrorism and domestic intelligence services under one roof. It is concerned with all matters related to state security, and will be overseen by the king.

The new state security agency is headed by intelligence chief Abdul Aziz bin Mohammed Al-Howairini, who holds the rank of a minister.{{Cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/1132466/saudi-arabia|title = Saudi Arabia forms new apparatus of state security|date = 21 July 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/513537/SAUDI-ARABIA/State-Security|title=Presidency of State Security: A vision for development and prosperity|date=23 July 2017}}{{cite news | url=https://www.ft.com/content/1eb99d96-6e15-11e7-bfeb-33fe0c5b7eaa | title=Saudi Arabia security agencies revamp sparks further intrigue | newspaper=Financial Times | date=21 July 2017 }}

The following departments were assigned to the new Presidency of State Security: General Investigations, Special Security Force, Special Emergency Force, security aviation, technical affairs, National Information Center, and other departments in charge of combating terrorism, and finance and financial investigation.{{Cite web|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2017/07/21/Saudi-Arabia-Royal-order-to-establish-a-state-security-presidium.html|title = Saudi Arabia: Royal order to establish a state security presidium|date = 21 July 2017}}