Tunisian National Guard

National Guard
Garde Nationale
الحرس الوطني
el-Ḥaras el-Waṭanī
Official TNG insignia
Official TNG insignia
AbbreviationGN
Mottoفداء للوطن
Redemption for the homeland
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 6, 1956
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionTunisia
Constituting instrument
  • Beylical Decree of 6 September 1956, establishment of the National Guard[1]
General nature
Specialist jurisdiction
  • National border patrol, security, and integrity.
Operational structure
Elected officer responsible
  • Taoufik Charfeddine, Minister of the Interior
Parent agencyMinistry of the Interior

The Tunisian National Guard (French: Garde Nationale, Tunisian Arabic: الحرس الوطني, romanized: el-Ḥaras el-Waṭanī) is the national gendarmerie force of the Republic of Tunisia and separated from the Tunisian Armed Forces.

  1. ^ Décret Beylical du 6 Septembre 1956 (30 moharem 1376), portant création de la garde nationale (Décret Beylical) (in French). 1956.