The Tunisian National Guard (French: Garde Nationale, Tunisian Arabic: الحرس الوطني, romanized: el-Ḥaras el-Waṭanī) is the national gendarmerie force of the Republic of Tunisia and separated from the Tunisian Armed Forces.
National Guard Garde Nationale الحرس الوطني el-Ḥaras el-Waṭanī | |
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Abbreviation | GN |
Motto | فداء للوطن Redemption for the homeland |
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Formed | 1 April 1956[1] |
Employees | 15,000 (est.) |
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Operations jurisdiction | Tunisia |
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Parent agency | Ministry of the Interior |
During French protectorate of Tunisia, the French national gendarmerie is tasked to maintain law and order in Tunisia.[2] Shortly after Tunisia's independence, the Tunisian National Guard was created in 1956 by Beylical Decree of 6 September 1956 to replace the French national gendarmerie, which returned to France.[1][3] Originally dependent on the ministry of Defense, the force was transferred to the Ministry of the Interior, due to President Habib Bourguiba's mistrust of the military.[4]
Tunisian National Guard, along with Tunisian National Police, is the first line of defense against internal security threat.[5] Tunisian National Guard role as stipulated in article 2 of Decree No. 2006-1162 on the special status of agents of the National Guard, are as follows:[6]
The Tunisian National Guard is led by a Director General, and consist of an inspectorate general and five directorate general, which are:[3][7]
Aside of five directorate general, It also have Directorate which works directly under Director General of the National Guard:[3]
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Tunisian National Guard[6] |
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أمير لواء 'amir liwa' |
عميد Amid |
عقيد Aqid |
مقدم Muqaddam |
رائد Ra'id |
نقيب Naqib |
ملازم أول Mulazim awwal |
ملازم Mulazim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Général de brigade | Colonel-major | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant |
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Tunisian National Guard[6] |
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وكيل أول Wakil 'awal |
وكيل Wakil |
عريف أول Earif 'awal |
عريف Earif |
رقيب أول Raqib 'awal |
رقيب Raqib |
جندي متطوع Jundiun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat |