General Directorate of Gendarmerie

General Directorate of Gendarmerie
المديرية العامة لقوات الدرك
Official logo of the General Directorate of Gendarmerie
Abbreviation GDG
Agency overview
Formed January 1, 2008
Preceding agency
  • Gendarmerie
Employees 15,000
Annual budget $350 million (2016 est.)
Jurisdictional structure
National agency jo
Operations jurisdiction jo
Governing body Government of Jordan
General nature • Gendarmerie
Headquarters Amman, Jordan Coordinates: 32°02′25″N 35°55′12″E / 32.040396°N 35.920132°E / 32.040396; 35.920132

Location of GDG headquarters
Minister responsible
  • Sameer Mubaidin
Agency executive
  • Hussein Al-Hawatmeh, Director General
Parent agency Ministry of Interior
Website
http://www.jdf.gov.jo

General Directorate of Gendarmerie (GDG) or Darak forces (Arabic: المديرية العامة لقوات الدرك) is a public security agency of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, which lies under the jurisdiction of the country's Ministry of Interior. The Directorate was formed by a Royal decree in 2008, and is tasked with maintaining security and order in the country.[1][2][3]

History

The Jordanian Gendarmerie was established in the aftermath of the Jordanian independence, but was soon after integrated into the police in 1946.[4]

View of the Directorate's entrance in north Amman.
King Abdullah II inaugurating the new Directorate's HQ in 2012.

References

  1. ↑ "Historical Preface | Jordanian Gendarmerie". Jdf.gov.jo. 1921-11-04. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  2. ↑ "King visits Directorate of Gendarmerie". Petra.gov.jo. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  3. ↑ http://www.fiep.org/member-forces/darak-forces-jordan/
  4. ↑ "General directorate of Gendarmerie - Jordan". Association of Mediterranean and European Gendarmeries. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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