Political Security Organization (Yemen)

Political Security Organization
Agency overview
Formed1992 (1992)
JurisdictionGovernment of Yemen
HeadquartersSana'a, Aden

The Political Security Organization (Arabic: جهاز الأمن السياسي, romanized: Jihaz Alamin Alsiyasii) (PSO) is a state security and intelligence-gathering agency of Yemen. Formed in 1992, the PSO collects and analyzes domestic and foreign intelligence to ensure the safety of the Yemeni state, though the organization became more well known for repressing political opponents of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Since the establishment of the National Security Bureau (NSB) in 2002, the PSO's role in intelligence-gathering has been reduced but is still significant.

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