National Police (Arab Union)

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الشرطة الوطنية
National Police
NatPol badge.png
Parent agency Ministry of Interior
Formed May 1955; 69 years ago
Preceding agencies PAA Police (1948–55)
Employees 335,880 total employees
• 277,234 constables
• 78,646 support staff
Annual budget ð70.74 billion
Size 11,779,130 km²
Population 488,319,377
Agency executive Abdul Hussein Saidullah, Chief Constable
Headquarters Kora Gardens Congress,
Bab el-Mutasarref, Nasseria
Commands • 20 Republican Commands
• 1 Capital District Command
• 1 Federal Command

The National Police (Arabic: الشرطة الوطنية ash-shurṭah al-waṭanīyah) are the national police and primary law enforcement agency of the Arab Union. The National Police are organised at both the federal and republican/governorate level, and answer to the Ministry of Interior via the National Police Authority. They are responsible for preserving civil order and public safety, patrolling urban and rural communities alike, traffic enforcement, criminal investigation, and emergency response along with the National Fire and Rescue Authority and National Health Authority.

Because the National Police remain the only visible police presence within all Arab Union communities, the simple term شرطة shurṭah (lit. "police") is the common colloquialism used by the general community for the National Police as an organisation, while a single officer/constable is known as a شرطي shurṭī (m) or شرطية shurṭayah (f).

Uniform[edit | edit source]

Below is an illustration of the standard National Police uniform in all parts of the Arab Union. The peaked cap is a mandatory part of the uniform for male constables, with female constables permitted to choose between a matching dark green beret or black hijab.

The rank insignia appears on the epaullettes of the uniform, ie. atop the shoulders.

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Rank structure[edit | edit source]

# English title Arabic title Insignia
1) (Police) Constable شرطي shurṭī 1 Constable epaulette.png
2) (Police) Sergeant رقيب raqīb 2 Sergeant epaulette.png
3) Staff Sergeant رقيب أول raqīb awwal 3 Staff Sergeant epaulette.png
4) (Police) Inspector محقق muḥaqqaq 4 Inspector epaulette.png
5) Chief Inspector محقق أول muḥaqqaq awwal 5 Chief Inspector epaulette.png
6) Superintendent مشرف musharrif 6 Superintendent epaulette.png
7) Chief Superintendent مشرف أول musharrif awwal 7 Chief superintendent epaulette.png
8) Assistant Chief Constable مساعد الرئيس musāʿid ar-raʾīs 8 Deputy chief constable epaulette.png
9) Deputy Chief Constable نائب الرئيس nāʾib ar-raʾīs 9 Chief constable epaulette.png
10) Chief Constable رئيس الشرطة raʾīs ash-shurṭah 10 Chief constable epaulette.png

Civilian ranks[edit | edit source]

Employees of the constabulary who are not sworn constables (police officers) account for just under one fifth of personnel, and are referred to as civilian personnel (although this is technically a misnomer, as sworn constables are in actuality also civilians, at least as distinguished from military personnel; nevertheless, this is the terminology used in police departments across the Union). Civilian personnel fill all sorts of roles, including but not limited to administrative and human resources staff, personal aides, forensics, scientific, IT and other experts, pilots, doctors and medics, maintenance personnel, mechanics, etc.

Civilian staff use a three-tiered ranking system which resembles a simplified corporate-style hierarchy. While all civilian personnel have their civilian rank displayed on their photo ID card (which, like sworn constables, must be worn on a band round their neck at all times while on duty in a constabulary building or judicial institution), the most distinguishing mark is necktie colour. All civilian personnel are subordinate in rank to all sworn constables irrespective of police rank.

# Rank title Arabic title Tie colour
1) Clerk موظف muwaẓẓaf Civvy clerk tie.jpeg
2) Supervisor مشرف mushrif Civvy executive tie.jpeg
3) Director مدير mudīr Civvy secretary tie.jpeg