HE Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani has issued a set of decisions on the upgrading of the Ministry of Interior's organizational structure.
According to the decisions, a number of departments were merged under the title of "general directorate" to become nine directorates in total, namely: General Directorate of Public Security; General Directorate of Legal Affairs; General Directorate of Nationality, Ports and Expatriate Affairs; General Directorate of Coasts and Border Security; General Directorate of Civil Defense; General Directorate of Criminal Investigation; General Directorate of Traffic; General Directorate of Information Systems; and General Directorate of Supply and Equipment.
Two new directorates were introduced, namely: Directorate of Community Police and Directorate of Inspection and Oversight, along with previously existing central directorates.
The decisions come in line with the development of the Ministry of the Interior and the modernization of its services for the public.