Sûreté Nationale (Morocco)
| Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale المديرية العامة للأمن الوطني ⵜⴰⵎⵀⵍⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵜⴰⵢⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵏⴼⵔⵓⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ | |
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| Common name | Sûreté Nationale |
| Motto | Arabic: الأمن الوطني... فخورون بخدمتكم French: Sûreté nationale... fiers de vous servir "National Security... proud to serve you" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 16 May 1956 |
| Annual budget | 13 billion dirham (2022) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Morocco |
| Governing body | Ministry of Interior |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Rabat |
| Police officers | 79,830 (2023) |
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The General Directorate for National Security (Arabic: االمديرية العامة للأمن الوطني, romanized: Aālmdyryh al-ʻĀmmah lil-amn al-Waṭanī; Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵎⵀⵍⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵜⴰⵢⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵏⴼⵔⵓⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ, romanized: tamhla tamatayt n tnfrut tanamurt; French: Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale, DGSN) is the national police force of the Kingdom of Morocco. It is responsible for maintaining public order, enforcing the law, and ensuring public security.
The DGSN was established on 16 May 1956 by King Mohammed V. It operates alongside other security forces, notably the Royal Gendarmerie and the Auxiliary Forces.