General Directorate of Border Guard

General Directorate of Border Guard
المديرية العامة لحرس الحدود السعودية
General Directorate of Border Guard; المديرية العامة لحرس الحدود السعودية
Agency overview
Formed	14 June 1913 (as Coast Guard Authority)
Preceding agency	Coast Guard Authority;
Employees	33,000 (2007)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Saudi Arabia
Specialist jurisdictions	National border patrol, security, and integrity.; Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue.;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Ministry of Interior, Olaya, Riyadh, KSA.
Elected officer responsible	Abdulaziz bin Saud, Minister of Interior;
Website
	www.fg.gov.sa/en

The General Directorate of Border Guard (Arabic: المديرية العامة لحرس الحدود السعودية) is a Saudi agency responsible for guarding land and sea borders of the Kingdom. Awwad Eid Al-Aradi Al-Balawi is the Directorate general of Saudi Arabian Border Guards.

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