Ministry of Interior (Morocco)
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- Abdelouafi Laftit, Minister of the Interior
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| Formed | 1906[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Morocco |
| Headquarters | Rabat, Morocco |
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The Ministry of the Interior is the ministerial department of the government of Morocco responsible for territorial administration, the maintenance of public order, internal security and administrative policing. It exercises supervision over the state's territorial authorities, notably the walis and governors, and is involved in the organization of elections, the coordination of public authorities at the local level, and the administrative oversight of territorial collectivities.
The ministry's headquarters are located in Rabat. Since 2017, the Minister of the Interior has been Abdelouafi Laftit.[2]
The Ministry of the Interior is responsible, in addition to the powers and prerogatives granted to the governmental authority in charge of the interior by the legislative and regulatory texts in force, for several missions, including:
- the territorial administration of the Kingdom and the preservation of public order and internal security;
- supporting territorial collectivities in the management of their affairs, in accordance with the organic laws governing territorial collectivities and the related regulatory texts;
- contributing to territorial development, in coordination with ministerial departments and the relevant public bodies;
- collecting and providing the government with general information concerning the administrative, economic and social situation of the country.
Organization
In addition to the minister's cabinet, the Ministry of the Interior comprises a central administration and territorial services.[3][4][5]
The central administration notably includes:
- the General Secretariat;
- the General Directorate of Internal Affairs, comprising:
- the Directorate of Authority Personnel;
- the Directorate of General Affairs;
- the Directorate of Studies and Analyses;
- the Directorate of Elections;
- the Directorate of Regulation and Public Liberties;
- the Directorate of International Cooperation;
- the Directorate of Migration and Border Surveillance;
- the Administrative Affairs and Coordination Service;
- the General Directorate of National Security;
- the General Inspectorate of the Auxiliary Forces;
- the General Inspectorate of Territorial Administration;
- the General Directorate of Territorial Collectivities,[6] comprising:
- the Directorate of Planning and Territorial Development;
- the Directorate of Local Public Networks;
- the Directorate of Local Public Services;
- the Directorate of Urban Mobility and Transport;
- the Directorate of Local Institutions;
- the Directorate of Territorial Collectivities Finance;
- the Directorate of Skills Development and Digital Transformation;
- the Division of Decentralized Cooperation;
- the Support and Expenditure Management Division;
- the General Directorate of Civil Protection;
- the Directorate of International Cooperation;
- the Directorate of Communication;
- the Council for the Evaluation of Efficiency and Territorial Competencies, directly attached to the minister;
- the Directorate of Administrative Affairs;
- the Directorate of Information Systems and Communications;
- the Directorate of Rural Affairs;
- the Directorate of Human Resources;
- the Directorate of Legal Affairs and Litigation;
- the Directorate of Natural Risk Management;
- the Directorate of National Solidarity;
- the Directorate for the Coordination of Economic Affairs.
