General Intelligence Service (Egypt)

General Intelligence Service (GIS)
جهاز المخابرات العامة
Seal of the General Intelligence Service
Agency overview
Formed1954; 70 years ago (1954)
JurisdictionGovernment of Egypt
HeadquartersCairo, Egypt
Agency executives
Parent agencyPresidency of Egypt

The General Intelligence Service (Arabic: جهاز المخابرات العامة Gihaz El Mukhabarat El ‘Amma; GIS), often referred to as the Mukhabarat (Arabic: المخابرات El Mukhabarat) is an Egyptian intelligence agency responsible for providing national security intelligence, both domestically and internationally.[4] The GIS is part of the Egyptian intelligence community, together with the Office of Military Intelligence Services and Reconnaissance (Arabic: إدارة المخابرات الحربية والاستطلاع Idarat El Mukhabarat El Ḥarbiya Wel Istitlaʾ) and National Security Agency (Arabic: قطاع الأمن الوطني Ketaʿ El Amn El Watani).[4]

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  4. ^ a b Sullivan and Jones (2008): 33