&sq=&lang=&file=File:Saudi_Ministry_of_Interior_Logo.svg){kind=logo} Official logo used by the Ministry of Interior | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_the_Ministry_of_Interior_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg) Official flag used by the Ministry of Interior | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B2_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%81_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B2.jpg) Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Saud, current Minister of Interior since 2017 | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 8 January 1926 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Saudi Arabia |
| Headquarters | King Fahad Rd, Al Olaya, Riyadh 11543, Saudi Arabia |
| Motto | A homeland we don't protect, we don't deserve to live in |
| Employees | 5000[1] |
| Agency executive | |
| Website | moi.gov.sa |
The Ministry of Interior (MoI; Arabic: وزارة الداخلية) is one of the governmental bodies of Saudi Arabia responsible for national security, naturalization, immigration, and customs in Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1926 by King Abdulaziz, but the organization was reformed in 1951 when the combined ministerial body covering financial and interior affairs were separated.[2][3] The current minister of interior, Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Saud, has been in office since 21 June 2017.[4]
- ^ "Ministry of Interior Company Profile". Ministry of Interior Company Profile.
- ^ James Wynbrandt (1 January 2004). A Brief History of Saudi Arabia. Infobase Publishing. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-4381-0830-8. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ Hertog, Steffen (2007). "Shaping the Saudi state: Human agency's shifting role in the rentier state formation" (PDF). International Journal of Middle East Studies. 39: 539–563. doi:10.1017/S0020743807071073. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "PROFILE: New Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef". Al Arabiya.