Presidency of State Security is a Saudi Arabian security body created in 2017 by combining the counterterrorism and domestic
intelligence service
An intelligence agency is a government agency responsible for the collection, analysis, and exploitation of information in support of law enforcement, national security, military, public safety, and foreign policy objectives.
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s under one roof. The new body will be concerned with all matters related to state security, and will be overseen by the king.
The new state security agency is headed by intelligence chief Abdul Aziz bin Mohammed Al-Howairini, who holds the rank of a minister.
The following departments were annexed to the new Presidency of State Security:
General Investigations, Special Security Force,
Special Emergency Force, security aviation, technical affairs, National Information Center, and other departments in charge of combating terrorism, and finance and financial investigation.
See also
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General Intelligence Presidency
The General Intelligence Presidency (GIP); ( ar, (ر.ا.ع) رئاسة الاستخبارات العامة ), also known as the General Intelligence Directorate (GID), is the primary intelligence agency of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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– Saudi Arabian external security agency
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Mabahith
The Saudi Mabahith ( ar, المباحث العامة, , General Investigation Directorate), also spelled ''Mabaheth'', is the secret police agency of the Presidency of State Security in Saudi Arabia, and deals with domestic security and counter- ...
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Saudi Arabian intelligence agencies
Secret police
2017 establishments in Saudi Arabia
Government agencies established in 2017
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