Headquarters Olaya, Riyadh Phone +966 11 401 1111 | Website www.moi.gov Founded 1951 | |
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Formed 8 January 1926; 91 years ago (1926-01-08) Agency executives Prince Muhammad bin Nayef, Minister of InteriorGen.officer Abdul Rahman Al-Rubaian, Deputy Minister of Interior Child agencies General SecurityAviation CommandCivil DefenseMabahithNarcotics ControlNational Information CenterIndustrial SecurityTwo Holy Mosques' SecurityGeneral Directorate of Court ServicesGeneral Directorate of CorrectionsSpecial Security ForcesGeneral Directorate of PassportsKing Fahd Security CollegeNational Center for Security OperationsIdeological SecuritySaudi InterpolBorder GuardsMujahideenWeapons and ExplosivesCivil Affairs Address King Fahad Rd, Al Olaya, Riyadh 12611, Saudi Arabia Similar فرع مكتب وزارة العمل والتنمية ا, Riyadh Passports, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Commerce and Inves, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Profiles | ||
The Ministry of Interior (Arabic: وزارة الداخلية) is the Interior ministry of Saudi Arabia and is the responsible authority for national security, naturalization, immigration and customs in Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1951 after the combined ministerial body covering financial and interior affairs were separated.
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Organization
The ministry consists of the following units:
Division of Internal Security
Division of Naturalisation and Residency
The Division of Naturalisation and Residency enforces immigration laws with the Ministry's "Immigration and Customs enforcement Police". The Ministry is also responsible for issuing Passports and National Identification for Saudi citizens and residence Permit for non-Saudis.
Minister
The first minister of interior was Abdullah bin Faisal, son of King Faisal. Prince Ahmed was appointed interior minister on 18 June 2012. It was reported that he would not basically alter the security policies of Saudi Arabia since the country faced a threat from Al Qaeda in Yemen and experienced an unrest among its Shi'ite Muslim minority.