MINISTRY of INTERIOR

      Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova je odgovorno za provođenje zakona i održavanje javnog reda u Bahreinu. Sjedište ministarstva je Diwan Fort (znano i kao Manama Fort) u Manami, kolokvijalno "al-gal'aa". Snage javne sigurnosti (Public Security Forces PSF), prije nazivane Bahreinska državna policija su glavne snage Ministarstva i uključuju terenske jedinice odgovorne za održavanje javnog reda i sigurnosti. Bahreinski policijski direktorat je prvi put osnovan 1961. godine i njime je zapovjedao šeik Mohammed ibn Salman Al Khalifa. Uspostavom nezavisnosti od britanske kolonijalne uprave, 1971. godine, Direktorat je pretvoren u Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova, a Državna policija je preimenovana u Javne snage sigurnosti.   

      The Ministry of the Interior is responsible for law enforcement and public safety in Bahrain. The headquarters of the ministry is the Diwan Fort (also known as Manama Fort) in Manama, colloquially referred to as "al-gal'aa". The Public Security Forces (PSF), formerly known as the Bahrain State Police, are the principal Bahraini law enforcement arm of the Ministry of Interior and include all Ministry of Interior field units responsible for maintaining order and security in Bahrain. The Bahrain Police Directorate was first established in 1961 to address internal security, and was headed by Shaikh Mohammed ibn Salman Al Khalifa. At the time of Bahrain's independence from Britain in 1971, the name of the Directorate was changed to the Ministry of Interior, and the State Police was renamed as Public Security Forces.

NATIONAL GUARD  NACIONALNA GARDA

      Nacionalna garda Bahreina je posebna vojna formacija Kraljevske Bahreinske Vojske koja služi i kao odbrambena snaga protiv vanjskih prijetnji državi, ali i kao dio sigurnosnih snaga Ministarstva unutarnjih poslova protiv unutrašnjih prijetnji sigurnosti. Osnovani su 1997. godine kraljevskim dekretom tadašnjeg emira Isa bin Salman Al Khalife. Sastoje se od oko 3.800 pripadnika.   

      The National Guard of Bahrain is a separate Royal Bahraini Army in Bahrain that serves both as defence force against external threats and as a security force Ministry of Interior against internal threats. It was established in 1997, through a royal decree by then Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa. It consists of about 3,800 personnel.