Ministry of Internal Affairs (Albania)

Ministry of Internal Affairs

Ministria e Punëve të Brendshme
Department overview
Formed	4 December 1912
Jurisdiction	Government of Albania
Headquarters	Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard Tirana, Albania
Minister responsible	Fatmir Xhafaj
Child Department	Albanian Police and Albanian Prefectures
Website	Official Website

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The Ministry of Internal Affairs (Albanian: Ministria e Punëve të Brendshme) is a department of the Albanian Government, in charge of regulation for the protection of rights and liberties of the Albanian citizens, investigates unlawful acts against the interest of society and state, fights crime, provides civil order, ensures civil security, traffic safety, and protects the security and protection of important individuals.^[1]

It is a centralised agency headed by the Minister of Internal Affairs. The ministry closely operates with the Albanian police (Policia e Shtetit).

History

From the time of independence, the Ministry of Interior has been reorganized and has changed its name several times. This list reflects the changes made in years in its pluralist history since 1992 as an institution:

1. Ministry of Public Order (Ministria e Rendit Publik) from 1992 to 1996
2. Ministry of Interior (Ministria e Brendëshme) from 1996 to 1998
3. Ministry of Public Order (Ministria e Rendit Publik) from 1998 to 2005
4. Ministry of Interior (Ministria e Brendëshme) from 2005 to 2013
5. Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ministria e Punëve të Brendëshme) from 2013 to 2017
6. Ministry of Interior (Ministria e Brendëshme) from 2017 - current

Subordinate institutions

• State Police
• Republican Guard
• Internal Affairs and Complaints Service (SHÇBA)
• National Territorial Defence Inspectorate (IKMT)
• Agency for Support of Local Self-Government
• Vacation Center of the Ministry (Durrës)
• Center for the Services and Management of Transportation Means
• National Reception Center for Asylum Seekers
• Agency for Inventory and Transfer of Public Properties
• General Directorate of Civil Status
• Directorate of Documentation and Procedures (DPGJC)
• Information Systems Directory (DPGJC)
• General Directorate of Public Order Policies, Safety and Domestic Affairs
• Directorate of Programs and Implementation of Priorities
• Directorate of Policies and Stategies for Order and Public Safety
• Directorate of Conception and Feasibility of Projects
• Directorate of Local Affairs and Delegated Functions
• General Regulatory and Compliance Directorate for Public Order and Security
• Directorate of Programming, Standardization and Harmonization of the Regulatory Framework
• Directorate of Integration, Coordination, Agreements and Assistance
• Directorate of Asylum and Citizenship
• Directorate of Anti-Trafficking and Migration
• General Directorate of Economic and Support Services
• Directorate of Budget and Financial Management
• Directorate of Well Management of Human Resources, Assets and Services
• Directorate of System Archives
• Directorate of Audit
• Agency of Recollection Purchases
• Directorate of Procurements Development
• Technical Directorate
• Directorate of Standards and Quality Monitoring
• Directorate of Reviewing Complaints of Recollected Procurements

Officeholders

See also

• Albanian Police
• Council of Ministers (Albania)

References