Ministry of Interior (Kuwait)

The early organization which dealt with internal affairs was the Directorate of Public Security Force, formed during the Interwar period in 1938 by Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and mainly taking effect following World War II. Prior to 1938, internal security was dependent on the Defense Security Forces which were headed by Sheikh Ali Salem Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah. Following the Battle of Al-Regeai, command of the Defense and Security Forces was assigned to Shiekh Abdullah Jaber Al-Abdullah II Al-Sabah, who was appointed by Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and was commanding from 1928 to 1938.

The ministers of interior of Kuwait since 1962:[5]

The major responsibilities of the ministry are public security, and law and order.[9] The major internal security organization under the ministry is the national police.[9] The ministry is also responsible for managing the election process together with the ministry of justice.[10]

The ministry has 48 service centers and 62 police stations in Capital, Farwaniya, Jahra, Hawalli, Ahmadi, and Mubarak Al Kabir regions across Kuwait.[11][12] In 2008, a rehabilitation center was launched in the ministry in order to deal with those Kuwaiti citizens holding radical religious views.[13] The ministry established special teams consisting of members of non-governmental organizations to eliminate vote-buying before the 2012 general elections.[14]