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Bahrain's Interior Minister

Bahrain's Interior Minister

The Ministry of the Interior is responsible for law enforcement and public safety in Bahrain. The headquarters of the ministry is the Diwan Fort (also known as Manama Fort) in Manama, colloquially referred to as "al-gal'aa".

The current Interior Minister is Lieutenant General Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, who has been in office since 2004.[1] He is a member of the Al Khalifa royal family and a cousin of King Hamad. Apart from the Bahrain Defence Force, which reports to the Minister of Defence, the public security forces and the Coast Guard report to the Minister of Interior.

Ministry of Interior
وزارة الداخلية
Flag of the Ministry of Interior of Bahrain.svg
Ministry Flag
Agency overview
Formed1971
Preceding agency
  • Bahrain Police Directorate
JurisdictionGovernment of Bahrain
HeadquartersDiwan Fort, Manama
26°13′22.47″N 50°34′33.8″E [6]
Minister responsible
  • Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Minister of Interior
Child agency
  • Public Security Forces
Websitewww.interior.gov.bh [7]

Directorates

  • Public Security Directorate Capital Governorate Police Directorate Muharraq Governorate Police Directorate Northern Governorate Police Directorate Central Governorate Police Directorate Southern Governorate Police Directorate Airport Police Directorate King Fahad Causeway Police Directorate Criminal Investigation Directorate

  • General Directorate of Civil Defence

  • General Directorate of Guards. (Inc. GTS - 'Guards Training School' [Security regulatory authority])

  • General Directorate of Nationality, Passport and Resident

  • Coast Guard Command

  • Cyber Crime Directorate

  • Geographic Security Systems Directorate

  • Royal Academy of Police

  • General Directorate of Traffic (which serves a similar function to the Spanish counterpart with the same name, run, like the Bahraini General Directorate of Traffic, by that country's Interior Ministry)

  • Customs Affairs Directorate

  • Financial Intelligence Directorate

  • Public Relations Directorate Police Media Center

Interior Ministers of Bahrain

NamePictureTook OfficeLeft Office
1Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa19732004
2Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa2004Present

See also

  • National Security Agency (Bahrain)

  • Public Security Forces

  • Special Security Force Command

References

[1]
Citation Linkwww.interior.gov.bh"History". About Us. Bahrain Ministry of the Interior website. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
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[2]
Citation Linkwww.interior.gov.bhMinistry of the Interior website
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[3]
Citation Linkwww.moipr.gov.bhPublic Relations Directorate, Ministry of the Interior
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[4]
Citation Linkwww.policemc.gov.bhPolice Media Center
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[5]
Citation Linkwww.gdcd.gov.bhGeneral Directorate of Civil Defence
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[6]
Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org26°13′22.47″N 50°34′33.8″E
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[7]
Citation Linkwww.interior.gov.bhwww.interior.gov.bh
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[8]
Citation Linkwww.interior.gov.bh"History"
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[9]
Citation Linkwww.interior.gov.bhMinistry of the Interior website
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[10]
Citation Linkwww.moipr.gov.bhPublic Relations Directorate, Ministry of the Interior
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[11]
Citation Linkwww.policemc.gov.bhPolice Media Center
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[12]
Citation Linkwww.gdcd.gov.bhGeneral Directorate of Civil Defence
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[13]
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