Ministry of Interior (Bahrain)

Updated on Dec 14, 2023

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Formed 1971 Headquarters Diwan Fort, Manama		Jurisdiction Government of Bahrain Child agency Public Security Forces

Preceding agency Bahrain Police Directorate Minister responsible Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Minister of Interior

The Ministry of the Interior is responsible for law enforcement and public safety in Bahrain. The headquarters of the ministry is the Diwan Fort (also known as Manama Fort) in Manama, colloquially referred to as "al-gal'aa".

The current interior minister Lieutenant General Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa has been in office since 2004. He is a member of the Al Khalifa royal family and a cousin of King Hamad.

Directorates

Public Security Directorate

Capital Governorate Police Directorate

Muharraq Governorate Police Directorate

Northern Governorate Police Directorate

Central Governorate Police Directorate

Southern Governorate Police Directorate

Airport Police Directorate

King Fahad Causeway Police Directorate

Criminal Investigation Directorate

General Directorate of Civil Defence

General Directorate of Guards. (Inc. GTS - 'Guards Training School' [Security regulatory authority])

General Directorate of Nationality, Passport and Resident

Coast Guard Command

Cyber Crime Directorate

Geographic Security Systems Directorate

Royal Academy of Police

General Directorate of Traffic (which serves a similar function to the Spanish counterpart with the same name, run, like the Bahraini General Directorate of Traffic, by that country's Interior Ministry)

Customs Affairs Directorate

Financial Intelligence Directorate

Public Relations Directorate

Police Media Center

References

Ministry of Interior (Bahrain) Wikipedia

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