General Intelligence Presidency

General Intelligence Presidency (GIP)
رئاسة الاستخبارات العامة
Ri'āsat Al-Istikhbārāt Al-'Āmah as-Suʿūdiyyah
Seal of the General Intelligence Presidency
Agency overview
Formed1955; 69 years ago (1955)
Preceding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Saudi Arabia
HeadquartersRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Annual budget$500 Million (as of 2006)[1]
Agency executives
Websitewww.gip.gov.sa

The General Intelligence Presidency (GIP) (Arabic: (ر.ا.ع) رئاسة الاستخبارات العامة Ri'āsat Al-Istikhbārāt Al-'Āmah) is the primary intelligence agency of Saudi Arabia.

  1. ^ Anthony Cordesman. (2006). Saudi Arabia: National Security in a Troubled Region. Center for Strategic and International Studies. p. 234. ISBN 9780313380761.