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About Us

Historical Overview


The interior security forces are general armed forces, and its authorities incorporating all the Lebanese lands as well as the territorial waters and airs thereof, its duties are including but not limited to:

In the field of administrational supervision unit:

  • Preserving order and security support.
  • Providing communal peace.
  • Protecting publics and properties.
  • Preserving freedoms within the law.
  • Implementing law and other related decrees. 

In the field of jurisdictional supervision unit:

  • Performing the duties of jurisdictional supervision unit.
  • Executing juridical assignments and writs.
  • Implementing judgments and legal orders.

In the other fields:

  • Supporting general authorities in performing the duties thereof.
  • Guarding decided by the competent authorities, of institutions and public organizations.
  • Guarding prisons and managing the same when required.
  • Protecting the diplomatic missions in Lebanon.

Our Units


Inspection General

It is concerned with monitoring the service in all its branches in the various sectors of the Internal Security Forces, and that it is implemented within the limits of the applicable laws and regulations, and investigating the information and complaints referred to him by the Minister of Interior about the actions of Internal Security Forces personnel that are in violation of the law and order.

ISF Institute

It includes all colleges and schools of the Internal Security Forces and their training centers.

Beirut Police

The Beirut Police oversee law enforcement within the city of Beirut. Their duties include maintaining order, ensuring public safety, and coordinating with various units, except those partially or fully linked to other units.

Commander of the Security of Embassies & Public Administration

Its powers include all Lebanese territories and include all units entrusted with guarding the homes of diplomatic missions in Lebanon and their affiliated institutions, as well as public departments and institutions.

Social Services

The Social Services includes the Internal Security Forces magazine, the funds of a special nature that are established by decrees for the benefit of the Internal Security Forces, the institutions affiliated with these funds, clubs, and other cultural, intellectual, and social services.

Mobile Gendarmerie

These forces constitute the general reserve in the Internal Security Forces, which must prepare in size, organization, equipment, and training for operations to maintain order and consolidate security, especially the important ones, in all Lebanese regions. They include all active units stationed in Beirut and outside it.

Staff

It includes the departments responsible for preparing studies and providing consultations to the Director General.

Judicial Police

Its powers include all Lebanese territories, and include scientific police units, tourist police units, crime control units, and research and investigation units.

Central Administration

It includes the administrative and technical units entrusted with managing the funds, supplies, and equipment of the Internal Security Forces and the buildings affiliated with them or placed at their disposal.

Territorial Gendarmerie

It includes all units operating outside Beirut, except for those that remain fully or partially linked to one of the other units.

Strategic Plan


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CV of the General Director


Major General Rayed Abdullah
  • Born in 1972, Shhim – Chouf
  • Married to Mrs. Rima Abdullah and has four children
  • Joined the Military Academy on 04-01-1993 and graduated with the rank of Second Lieutenant on 01-08-1995
  • Progressed through the ranks until promoted to the rank of Major General on 13-03-2025, and was appointed Director General of the Internal Security Forces.
Academic Qualifications
  • Lebanese Baccalaureate, Second Section, Mathematics Branch, in 1990
  • Bachelor’s degree in Military Sciences (Military Academy)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Sciences from the Lebanese University
  • Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA)
  • PhD in Data Science from Université Paris Cité
  • Proficient in both French and English
He held several positions within the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces, the most recent being Head of the Technical Branch of the Information Division since 2008. He has participated in numerous courses and conferences both domestically and internationally in various fields.
Awards and Medals received:
  • National Cedar Order, Knight Rank
  • Lebanese Merit Order, Third and Second Class
  • Ministry of Interior and Municipalities Medal
  • Internal Security Forces Medal
  • Merit Medal.

General Directors


Badges & Ranks


Medal of national unity
Medal of south Lebanon dawn
Commemorative medal of December 31st,1961
Medal of Palestine
The Internal Security Forces emblem
Medal of Internal Security Forces
Medal of Competence
Medal of War
Medal of wounded soldiers
Military Medal
Medal of the Lebanese merit (4th grade Bronze medal)
Medal of the Lebanese merit (3rd grade Silver medal)
Medal of the Lebanese merit ( 2nd grade Silver medal)
Medal of the Lebanese merit (1st grade Golden medal)
Medal of the national cedars(knight grade)
Medal of the national cedars (officer grade)
Medal of the national cedars (senior officer grade)
Medal of the national cedars (commander grade)
Major General
Brigadier General
Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
Captain
First Lieutenant
Lieutenant
First Officer Cadet
Officer Cadet
Adjutant In Chief
Adjutant
Sergeant In Chief
Sergeant
Caporal

Code of Conduct


This blog aims to

Determine the duties of a security force member and the legal and ethical standards he must adhere to while performing his duties

Organize its relations with individuals, groups and all authorities

Ensuring respect for human rights and protecting public freedoms in accordance with the Lebanese Constitution and international standards

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