Ministry of Internal Affairs (Tajikistan)

Ministry of Internal Affairs

Вазорати корҳои дохилии Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон
Agency overview
Preceding	Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Tajik SSR
Jurisdiction	Government of Tajikistan
Headquarters	Dushanbe
Minister responsible	Lieutenant General Ramazon Rahimov, Minister of Internal Affairs
Deputy Ministers responsible	Lieutenant General Abdurahmon Alamshozoda Major General Makhmasaid Saidzoda Major General Ikrom Umarzoda Major General Abdullo Navjuvonov
Agency executive	Jamshed Mashrabzoda, Head of Executive Office
Child agencies	Tajik Internal Troops Police of Tajikistan
Website	www.vkd.tj

The Ministry of Internal Affairs, also called the Ministry of the Interior, abbreviated VKD, is the interior ministry of the government of Tajikistan. It oversees the Presidential National Guard^[1] and the Internal Troops.^[2] Since 2012, the Minister of Internal Affairs has been Lieutenant General Ramazon Rahimov.^[3] He is responsible for youth crime prevention and working to lower youth crime rates in the country.^[4] The law "On Police" was adopted on 7 April 2004 by the Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan to define the duties of the interior ministry.^[5]