| Saudi Arabian National Guard | |
|---|---|
| الحَرَس الوَطنيّ al-Ḥaras al-Waṭanī | |
 Flag of the Ministry of National Guard | |
| Founded | 1910 [a] |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Allegiance | CTHM |
| Branch | Army, Air force |
| Type | National guard |
| Role | Reserve army Counter-insurgency |
| Size | 153,000 [b] |
| Part of | Ministry of National Guard |
| Regional HQ | Riyadh (central) Western Province Eastern Province |
| Nickname(s) | "The White Army", "SANG" |
| Anniversaries | 23 September ;92 years ago |
| Website | www.sang.gov.sa |
| Commanders | |
| Supreme commander |  Prince Abdullah bin Bandar |
| Commander-in-Chief | Maj. Gen Mohammed bin Zaid Al-Qahtani |
| Notable commanders | King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz
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The Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) (Arabic: الحَرَس الوَطنيّ, romanized: al-Ḥaras al-Waṭanī), also known as the White Army, is one of the three major branches of the military forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.[5]
The national guard is under the administrative control of the Ministry of National Guard, instead of the Ministry of Defence. It differs from the regular Saudi Arabian Army in being forged out of tribal elements loyal to the House of Saud and tasked with protecting the royal family from internal dangers such as a coup d'état.[6]
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- ^ "السعودية.. مزايا لنحو ربع مليون عسكري في الحرس الوطني" (in Arabic). 2019. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ Anthony H. Cordesman (2009). Saudi Arabia: National Security in a Troubled Region. ABC-CLIO. pp. 175–7. ISBN 9780313380761. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015.
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