Ministry of Interior

The establishment of the UAE on the 2nd of December 1971 has expressed the people's will to achieve unity, prosperity, and progress as well as endeavor to get strength and dignity. Also the unification of security in the country has come as a real expression of the unity of the UAE territory and people.



The setting of the Ministry of Interior came immediately thereafter as it was considered one of the essential federal authorities where the full integration of police and security systems is still one of its vital and important targets.



At its establishment, at the beginning of the creation of the UAE federation, the Ministry of Interior was led by elite officials like H.H. Sheikh Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, the first Minister of Interior; later Hmooda bin Ali became the state Minister for Internal Affairs then the Minister of Interior.



During that period, the Ministry, police and security systems saw substantial developments which helped raise their level and capabilities and provided stability and security in all parts of the country.

The Ministry of the Interior in the United Arab Emirates has always been through all the different departments and sectors throughout the country to achieve security and safety of the highest levels, where the crime rate is very low rate of almost non-existent, which in turn is reflected to the hearts of citizens and the state, residents and visitors, sense of security and safety and comfort and confidence is the character in the UAE.