General Intelligence Presidency

General Intelligence Presidency (GIP)
رئاسة الاستخبارات العامة; Ri'āsat Al-Istikhbārāt Al-'Āmah as-Suʿūdiyyah
	Seal of the General Intelligence Presidency
Agency overview
Formed	1955
Preceding agency	Al-Mabahith Al-Aammah;
Jurisdiction	Government of Saudi Arabia
Headquarters	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Annual budget	$500 Million (as of 2006)
Agency executives	Lt. Gen. Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan, President; Prince Bandar bin Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Director;
Website	www.gip.gov.sa

The General Intelligence Presidency (GIP) (Arabic: (ر.ا.ع) رئاسة الاستخبارات العامة Ri'āsat Al-Istikhbārāt Al-'Āmah), also known as the General Intelligence Directorate (GID), is the primary intelligence agency of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

^ Anthony Cordesman. (2006). Saudi Arabia: National Security in a Troubled Region. Center for Strategic and International Studies. p. 234. ISBN 9780313380761.

[1] Anthony Cordesman. (2006). Saudi Arabia: National Security in a Troubled Region. Center for Strategic and International Studies. p. 234. ISBN 9780313380761.

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Agency overview
رئاسة الاستخبارات العامة Ri'āsat Al-Istikhbārāt Al-'Āmah as-Suʿūdiyyah
Seal of the General Intelligence Presidency
Formed	1955; 69 years ago (1955)
Preceding agency	Al-Mabahith Al-Aammah
Jurisdiction	Government of Saudi Arabia
Headquarters	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Annual budget	$500 Million (as of 2006)^[1]
Agency executives	Lt. Gen. Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan, President Prince Bandar bin Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Director
Website	www.gip.gov.sa