Mauricio Arriaza Chicas

General Commissioner
Mauricio Arriaza Chicas
Arriaza in 2022
13th Director of the National Civil Police
In office
1 June 2019 – 8 September 2024
PresidentNayib Bukele
Preceded byHoward Cotto Castaneda
Succeeded byCésar Flores Murillo (interim)
Personal details
Born
Mauricio Antonio Arriaza Chicas

(1964-12-16)16 December 1964
Chalchuapa, El Salvador
Died8 September 2024(2024-09-08) (aged 59)
Pasaquina, El Salvador
Alma materCaptain General Gerardo Barrios Military School
OccupationPolice officer
Police career
AllegianceEl Salvador
DepartmentNational Civil Police
Service years1993–2024
RankGeneral Commissioner

Mauricio Antonio Arriaza Chicas (16 December 1964 – 8 September 2024) was a Salvadoran police officer who served as the director of the National Civil Police (PNC) of El Salvador from 2019 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024.