General Directorate of Public Security

General Directorate of Public Security
مديرية الأمن العام
Agency overview
Formed1927; 97 years ago (1927)
Preceding agency
  • General Directorate of Police
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionSaudi Arabia
General nature
Operational structure
Parent agencyMinistry of Interior

General Directorate of Public Security (Arabic: مديرية الأمن العام), formerly General Directorate of Police (Arabic: مديرية عامة للشرطة), are the civilian police force under the Ministry of Interior responsible for law enforcement in Saudi Arabia.[1]

  1. ^ "Public Security". General Directorate of Public Security.