Ministry of Interior (Saudi Arabia)


The Ministry of Interior 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.

Organization

The ministry consists of the following units:

Division of Internal Security

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. It is headed by Ahmed Hammam

Minister

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.

List of Ministers