Tunisian National Guard

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National Guard Garde Nationale الحرس الوطني el-Ḥaras el-Waṭanī
Official TNG insignia
Abbreviation	GN
Motto	فداء للوطن Redemption for the homeland
Agency overview
Formed	1 April 1956[1]
Employees	15,000 (est.)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Tunisia
Constituting instrument	Beylical Decree of 6 September 1956, establishment of the National Guard[1]
General nature	Gendarmerie Civilian police
Specialist jurisdiction	National border patrol, security, and integrity.
Operational structure
Elected officer responsible	Taoufik Charfeddine, Minister of the Interior
Parent agency	Ministry of the Interior

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.