National Intelligence and Security Service

National Intelligence and Security Service የብሔራዊ መረጃና ደኅንነት አገልግሎት
Motto	We shall excel in intelligence and serve loyally
Agency overview
Formed	Proclamation 804/2013 Act of Parliament (1941); 82 years ago
Employees	Classified
Annual budget	Classified
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Ethiopia
Legal jurisdiction	Government of Ethiopia
Operational structure
Headquarters	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Agency executive	Redwan Hussien, Director General
Parent agency	Ministry of Peace
Website
niss.gov.et

The National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) (Amharic: የብሔራዊ መረጃና ደህንነት አገልግሎት) is an Intelligence agency of the Ethiopian federal government tasked to defend, protect and advance the National Security and Interests of Ethiopia. It collects, analyze and disseminate intelligence for decision makers.

NISS organizes and leads the Joint Security and Intelligence Task Force established to maintain peace and security across the country. NISS also conducts counter-terrorism activities in collaboration with the different counterpart intelligence agencies and also with the Ethiopian Federal Police , Ethiopian National Defense Force , and other regional security bodies. It was re-established in 2013 GC and renamed the National Intelligence and Security Service although it already has a long extensive prior history in different format and shapes over the course of over 80 years under the Imperial government during Emperor Haile Selassie I and onward through 3 different governmental constitutions and changes.