Ministry of Interior (Saudi Arabia)

Ministry of Interior

Seal of the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Interior
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Agency overview
Formed	8 January 1926; 91 years ago (1926-01-08)
Jurisdiction	Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Headquarters	Olaya, Riyadh
Agency executives	Prince Muhammad bin Nayef, Minister of Interior Gen.officer Abdul Rahman Al-Rubaian, Deputy Minister of Interior
Child agencies	General Security Aviation Command Civil Defense Mabahith Narcotics Control National Information Center Industrial Security Two Holy Mosques' Security General Directorate of Court Services General Directorate of Corrections Special Security Forces General Directorate of Passports King Fahd Security College National Center for Security Operations Ideological Security Saudi Interpol Border Guards Mujahideen Weapons and Explosives Civil Affairs
Website	www.moi.gov

The Ministry of Interior (Arabic: وزارة الداخلية) is the Interior ministry of Saudi Arabia and is the responsible authority for national security, naturalization, immigration and customs in Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1951 after the combined ministerial body covering financial and interior affairs were separated.

The ministry consists of the following units:

The Division of Naturalisation and Residency enforces immigration laws with the Ministry's "Immigration and Customs enforcement Police". The Ministry is also responsible for issuing Passports and National Identification for Saudi citizens and residence Permit for non-Saudis.

The first minister of interior was Abdullah bin Faisal, son of King Faisal. Prince Ahmed was appointed interior minister on 18 June 2012. It was reported that he would not basically alter the security policies of Saudi Arabia since the country faced a threat from Al Qaeda in Yemen and experienced an unrest among its Shi'ite Muslim minority.