Central Security Forces

Central Security Forces
قوات الأمن المركزي
Quwwāt al-Amn al-Markazī
Central Security Forces Emblem
Central Security Forces Emblem
Agency overview
Formed1977
Annual budget$2.44 billion (2003)+ $1.3 billion of U.S military aid annually
3.4% percentage of GDP (2004)
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyEgypt
Operations jurisdictionEgypt
General nature
Specialist jurisdictions
  • Protection of international or domestic VIPs, protection of significant state assets.
Operational structure
Parent agencyMinistry of Interior (Egypt)
Notables
Significant operation

The General Security and Central Security Forces (Arabic: قوات الأمن العام و الأمن المركزي, romanizedQuwwāt al-Amn al- Amm wa Quwwāt al-Amn al-Markazī, often shortened to Arabic: الأمن المركزي, romanizedAl-Amn al-Markazī) is an Egyptian paramilitary force which is responsible for assisting the Egyptian National Police (ENP) for the security of governmental fixed sites, foreign embassies & missions, riots & crowds control, publicly crowded events, high risk arrests, disaster response and SWAT operations. [1] They are a vital arm of Egypt's National Security apparatus.

  1. ^ "Egypt". United States Department of State. Retrieved 1 September 2024.