Public Security Forces

Public Security Forces
قوات الأمن العام
Quwwāt al-ʾamn al-ʿām
Agency overview
Formed1971
Preceding agency
  • Bahrain Police
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionBahrain
Constituting instrument
Operational structure
HeadquartersDiwan Fort, Manama
26°13′22.47″N 50°34′33.8″E / 26.2229083°N 50.576056°E / 26.2229083; 50.576056
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
  • Tariq Al Hasan, Chief of Public Security
Website
www.policemc.gov.bh/en/

The Public Security Forces (PSF), formerly known as the Bahrain State Police, are the principal Bahraini law enforcement arm of the Ministry of Interior. They are commanded by Maj. Gen. Tarek Al Hasan and include all Ministry of Interior field units responsible for maintaining order and security in Bahrain.[1]: 52 

  1. ^ Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (PDF) (Report). Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry. 23 November 2011.